The Changing Face of Social Service Volunteering: A Literature Review Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2001 The former Ministry of Social Policy (now the Ministry of Social Development) undertook this literature review as part of its contribution to the International Year of…
Feedback from Schools on the Draft Document German in the New Zealand Curriculum: A Research Report Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2001 In February 2001, draft national curriculum guidelines for German were released for discussion and comment. To provide information on how well the draft guidelines assist and…
Open all hours? A review of Crisis Mental Health Services Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2001 Crisis mental health services play a critical and valuable role in the delivery of mental health services in New Zealand. This review looks into these services,…
The risk of suicide among youth in contact with Child, Youth and Family Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2001 Social Work Now, Issue 19, pages 8-13. Annette Beautrais, Peter Ellis and Don Smith report on their unique study of suicide risk among youth in contact with…
Evaluation of the Lead Funder Prototype Pilot Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2001 This report presents the findings of the evaluation of the lead funder prototype pilot. The pilot was developed from the Best Funding Strategy, an initiative developed under…
A Polarisation into Work-rich and Work-poor Households in New Zealand? Trends from 1986 to 2000 Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2001 Analysis of labour market shifts based only on individuals disguises important aspects of employment change. When employment change at the household level is also analysed, a…
A Polarisation into Work-rich and Work-poor Households in New Zealand? Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2001 Analysis of labour market shifts based only on individuals disguises important aspects of employment change. When employment change at the household level is also analysed, a…
Women living without violence - An evaluation of programmes for adult protected persons under the Domestic Violence Act 1995 Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2001 In 1998, the Ministry of Justice contracted the Institute of Criminology through Victoria Link to provide both process and outcome evaluation of two programmes for adult…
Implications of Labour Market Change for Retirement Income Policy Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2001 There is much debate about retirement income policy. Several studies have examined savings behaviour and the future affordability of New Zealand Superannuation (e.g. Periodic Report Group…
Distributions and Disparity: New Zealand Household Incomes Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2001 This report builds on an earlier report (M. Mowbray, Incomes Monitoring Report 1981 - 1991, Social Policy Agency, 1993) on household income distributions, extending the trend…