Building Strength: Youth Development Literature Review Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 A review of research on how to achieve good outcomes for young people in their families, peer groups, schools, careers and communities (published in June 2002…
Pathways over the transition to schools: Studies in family literacy practices and effective classroom concepts for Māori and Pasifika children Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 Two outcomes of research and development are described in this report. One is the development of a set of resources suitable for family literacy education. The…
Raising Children in New Zealand: Exploring Good Outcomes for Young People Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 As part of its family dynamics/family effectiveness research programme, the Ministry of Social Development commissioned research in 2000 to explore the views of families, young people…
Survey on public attitudes towards the physical discipline of children Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2001 The survey was conducted by the Ministry of Justice to ascertain public attitudes towards the physical discipline of children. This information is to inform ongoing policy…
Integrated effective service provision for children and young people with physical disabilities Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2001 This is the full report of the first stage of a research programme on effective services for students with disabilities, commissioned by the Ministry of Education…
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…
ALAC's Youth Drinking Monitor 2001 Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2001 Fourth annual survey measuring the changes in youth attitudes and behaviour towards risky drinking. This report presents the results of the ALAC Youth Drinking Monitor for 2001.…
The age of physical abuse victims and the sentence imposed on their abusers Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2001 There is disquiet among some members of the public who perceive that offenders who abuse children are given lighter sentences than offenders who abuse adults. Their…
Families and Whānau Status Report 2014 The Families and Whānau Status Report is a series that aims to enrich our understanding of family and whānau wellbeing. Measuring family wellbeing is complicated, not…
Helping Social Workers In 2014, the Minister for Social Development commissioned a project relating to the use of statistical risk modelling within Child, Youth and Family (CYF) intake decision-making.…