Problem Gambling Screening and Assessment Project - Implementation 2004-2007 Last Publication Date: 09 Jan 2008 AUT was contracted by the Ministry of Health in November 2004 to: review problem gambling screening and assessment instruments currently used in New Zealand and internationally recommend a…
Formalised Informality: an action plan to spread proven health innovations Last Publication Date: 02 Jan 2008 The report, Formalised Informality: An action plan to spread proven health innovations, was prepared for the Ministry of Health by Dr Jonathan Lomas. Dr Lomas was the…
Growing research in practice (GRIP): An innovative partnership model Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2008 Growing Research in Practice (GRIP) was an innovative partnership programme which aimed to help develop a culture of enquiry among practitioners in social service agencies in Auckland…
Te Raukura: Mental Health and Alcohol and other Drugs: Improving outcomes for children and youth Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2007 Te Raukura: Mental health and alcohol and other drugs: Improving outcomes for children and youth draws together the key issues and priorities that have been identified…
Post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder traits in the child welfare population Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2007 Social Work Now, Issue 38, pages 29-35. This article focuses on two conditions – post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traits of borderline personality disorder (BPD) –…
Strengthening our engagement with families and understanding practice depth Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2007 Social Work Now, Issue 38, pages 21-28. Statutory child protection work is often viewed as the sharp end of social work practice, located in a turbulent environment…
The role of secure attachment as a protective factor for vulnerable infants Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2007 Social Work Now, Issue 38, pages 11-20. Children begin their lives entirely dependent on adults for survival. Bowlby (1969) believed that attachment behaviour was biological in origin,…
A research study of Young Carers: The development of a recording tool for agencies to identify young carers Last Publication Date: 02 Nov 2007 This report by Michael Gaffney of the Children’s Issues Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, in association with Carers New Zealand was commissioned and funded by the…
Suicide Facts: 2005–2006 data Last Publication Date: 02 Nov 2007 This report, part of a series of monitoring reports released annually, presents and summarises the latest suicide and intentional self-harm hospitalisation data available.
Like Minds, Like Mine National Plan 2007-2013 Last Publication Date: 02 Nov 2007 Like Minds, Like Mine is a programme to reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness. The programme, which began in 1997, is led by the…
