Thinking about the Configuration of Services in the Care and Protection Sector - Working Paper 05/04 Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2003 This working paper is concerned with how to think about the configuration of services in the care and protection sector, and the sort of evidential and…
Movements into and out of Child Poverty in New Zealand: Results from the Linked Income Supplement - Working Paper 01/04 Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2003 This paper considers one dimension of the family environment facing children, that of income poverty. It is part of the Ministry of Social Development's research programme…
The Level of Financial Assistance to Families with Dependent Children: A Comparative Analysis Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003 In 1992, a comparison study using a model-family methodology found New Zealand to be one of the least generous countries in the OECD in terms of…
Family resilience and child outcomes Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2003 Social Work Now, Issue 24, pages 10-16 Ross Mackay reviews the research literature on family resilience and child outcomes.
New Zealand Living Standards: Their Measurement and Variation, with an Application To Policy Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2003 This paper describes the recently published ELSI scale for measuring living standards. It discusses results with major significance for social policy (including living standard distributions for…
Raising Children in New Zealand: Family Resilience and Good Child Outcomes - a Review of the Literature Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2003 This report is the third volume in the Ministry of Social Development’s new research series Raising Children in New Zealand. The series was established as a…
Church Report: The definition, diagnosis and treatment of children and youth with severe behaviour difficulties Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2003 This report is a review of the research into the development and treatment of severe behaviour difficulties in children and adolescents. The review was commissioned by…
Guardianship, Custody and Access: Māori Perspectives and Experiences Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2002 It is important that the Māori perspective is taken into account when family law policy and Family Courts processes are being developed. The Ministry of Justice…
The Domestic Violence 1995 Act 42 day ‘rules’, and the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989 60 day ‘rule’ Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2002 The Department for Courts commissioned research to investigate the reasons why the 42 day ‘rule’ in the Domestic Violence Act 1995 (DVA) and the 60 day…
Reconviction and reimprisonment rates for released prisoners Last Publication Date: 01 May 2002 There is considerable interest in reoffending by released prisoners. This paper presents information on the prior and post conviction histories of the 22,340 inmates released from…