Newsletter
Kia ora and welcome to the latest newsletter from the NZFVC, a monthly update of resources, news and events for those working to prevent family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Links
Have you checked out the NZFVC Links page? It provides a comprehensive list of relevant New Zealand:
- Helplines
- Information hubs
- Government departments, agencies and initiatives
- Research resources
- Workforce development centres
- NGOs
- National service providers
- Local networks and service providers
- Training providers
Key international websites are also listed.
New links are added regularly and we do our best to keep them up to date. If you spot a missing or broken link, please contact the
Information Specialist
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New resources
Here are some of the books, reports, and other resources added to the NZFVC library this month. Use the "read more" link to the NZFVC library online to read the full summary and request or download the item. Please contact us if any links are broken.
New Zealand
Gribble, A., Haisman, R., Webb, M., Carswell, S., & MacDonald, D. (2018).
What do we know about the effectiveness of social sector freephone helplines? Rapid evidence-based literature review. Wellington, New Zealand: Superu.
Summary: The literature in this review indicates telephone helplines are still a valid means to provide social sector support and for people to seek support from. The literature reports there has been an increase in telephone use and developments in telecommunications since the 1970s and along with the availability of the Internet there have been dramatic changes in the way people interact and seek help... Read more
Johnson, A. (2018).
Kei a tātou - it is us: State of the nation report. Auckland, New Zealand: The Salvation Army.
Summary: The State of the Nation report this year is the eleventh report The Salvation Army's Social Policy Parliamentary Unit has completed. New Zealand as a nation has changed in many ways over this time and each of these reports have served as markers along the way. In this report, the analysts have reported on the 2017 year, measuring the key social indicators, as previously, but have also endeavoured to look back over 10 years... Read more
Mental Health Commissioner. (2018).
New Zealand's mental health and addiction services: The monitoring and advocacy report of the Mental Health Commissioner. Wellington, New Zealand: Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner.
Summary: The Mental Health Commissioner found that while growing numbers of New Zealanders are accessing health services for mental health and addiction issues, these services are under pressure and many needs are left unmet. Often services are available to people only once their condition deteriorates, and the dominant treatment options (medication and therapy) do not address the broader social factors that help people be well and support their recovery.... Read more
UK Safer Internet Centre, Netsafe & Office of the eSafety Commissioner. (2017).
Young people and sexting: Attitudes and behaviours. Auckland, New Zealand: Netsafe.
Summary: This report presents research findings from the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia. 1,001 14-17 year olds participated in the New Zealand survey. Two specific objectives guided the New Zealand study. The Office for Disability Issues has provided further analysis of disabled teens' experiences of sexting... Read more
New Zealand Police. (2018).
Loves-Me-Not. Wellington: New Zealand Police
Summary: The Loves-Me-Not resources have been updated on the NZ Police School Portal. Loves-Me-Not is a 'whole-school approach' to prevent abusive behaviour in relationships designed for Year 12 & 13 students. It is based on a student inquiry learning process, where students take action (personal action, effective bystander action and community action) to prevent harm from relationship abuse... Read more
Successful relationships resources for the
Keeping Ourselves Safe and Kia Kaha programmes are also available on the School Portal
New Zealand Treasury. (2018).
The Treasury approach to the Living Standards Framework. Wellington: New Zealand Treasury.
Summary: The Living Standards Framework (LSF) has been developed by the New Zealand Treasury to consider the collective impact of policies on intergenerational wellbeing. This is a Treasury Paper describing an overview of the approach to understanding and measuring living standards.... Read more
In parallel to this paper New Zealand Treasury are publishing four discussion papers:
- Wellbeing Frameworks for the Treasury (King, Huseyni & MacGibbon, 2018)
- The Value of New Zealand's Human Capita (Morrissey, 2018)
- The Value of New Zealand's Natural Capital (van Zyl & Au, 2018)
- The Value of New Zealand's Social Capital (Frieling, 2018)
The discussion papers are not the Treasury's position on these issues. Broadly, they describe other, usually academic and international work as a step towards measuring intergenerational wellbeing and its sustainability in New Zealand.
Superu. (2018).
Bridging cultural perspectives. Wellington, New Zealand: Superu.
Summary: These two models work together - He Awa Whiria - Braided Rivers provides a conceptual model and Negotiated Spaces provides the dialogue space and the means of application.
The Bridging Cultural Perspectives approach is a new way of collaboration. It is not easy, because it requires researchers, policy makers, planners and decision-makers to go beyond their previous conceptual boundaries... Read more
International
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2018).
Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia 2018. Canberra, ACT: AIHW.
Summary: This report brings together the latest national data sources to help build a picture of family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia. While there is a strong framework for collecting data on this subject, there are also a number of challenges. For example, as many of the available data sources report only on violence perpetrated by an intimate partner, and not by other family members, much of this report focuses on domestic violence, particularly male violence against women. There are also significant gaps in information about the responses to and impacts of family, domestic and sexual violence... Read more
Anderson, P, & Tilton, E. (2018).
Bringing Them Home 20 years on: An action plan for healing. Barton, ACT: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation.
Summary: Most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been affected by the Stolen Generations. The resulting trauma has been passed down to children and grandchildren, contributing to many of the issues faced in Indigenous communities, including family violence, substance abuse and self harm. Two decades on from the publication of the Bringing Them Home report, the majority of the report's recommendations have not yet been implemented. For many Stolen Generations members, this has created additional trauma and distress. The anniversary presents an opportunity to reset-to secure sustainable support to help reduce the impact of trauma. This report makes three key recommendations:.. Read more
Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse. (2018).
Child migration programmes: Investigation report. London: IICSA.
Summary: This Case Study report into Child Migration Programmes is part of the wider investigation into the Protection of Children outside the United Kingdom. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published this report on 1 March 2018. The report criticises Her Majesty's Government (HMG) for the policy of child migration and recommends that all child migrants are financially compensated by HMG through a redress scheme. The report also recommends that organisations involved in implementing the migration programmes offer apologies to child migrants, where they have failed to do so... Read more
Goodman, L.A., Thomas, K.A., Serrata, J.V., Lippy, C., Nnawulez, N., Ghanbarpour, S., Macy, R, Sullivan, C., & Bair-Merritt, M.H. (2017).
Power through partnerships: A CBPR toolkit for domestic violence researchers. Harrisburg, PA: National Resource Centre on Domestic Violence.
Summary: The goal of this toolkit is to support emerging researchers who would like to learn more about Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approaches, particularly in the context of domestic violence. While much of the content is aimed at researchers, there is much here that will help advocates and other community partners understand the CBPR approach and its benefits... Read more
World Health Organization. (2017).
Strengthening health systems to respond to women subjected to intimate partner violence or sexual violence: A manual for health managers. Geneva: WHO.
Summary: This manual is intended for health managers at all levels of the health system. The manual is based on the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline Responding to intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women: WHO clinical and policy guidelines, 2013... Read more
Family Violence Reform in Victoria, Australia
These documents relate to the Victoria State Government Family Violence Reform described in
An Industry Plan has now been developed:
Building from strength: 10-year industry plan for family violence prevention and response. Melbourne, Vic.: Victoria State Government.
Summary: This plan outlines how the Victorian Government and key stakeholders will work together to create a flexible and dynamic workforce that puts equality, safety and accountability at the core of everything they do. The plan outlines a system where the specialist family violence and primary prevention sectors work with other sectors. Together they respond to the complexity and harms of family violence and violence against women and children, and prevent it from occurring in the first place... Read more
This Industry Plan is supported by related documents:
These documents are from other organisations in Victoria:
Dow, B., Gaffy, E., & Hwang, K. (2018).
Elder abuse community action plan for Victoria. Parkville, Vic.: National Ageing Research Institute.
Summary: This project aimed to develop an action plan for people and organisations who have a demonstrated commitment to preventing and combating elder abuse. The team from the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) worked in partnership with Seniors Rights Victoria (SRV) and the Elder Abuse Roundtable members, including representatives from advocacy, legal, research, aged and health care service providers and the Office of the Public Advocate (OPA)... Read more
Victoria Police. (2017).
Policing harm, upholding the right: Victoria Police strategy for family violence, sexual offences and child abuse 2018-2023. Melbourne, Vic.: Victoria Police.
Summary: Victoria Police has launched its five year vision and strategic plan to address family violence, sexual offences and child abuse.... Read more
Journal articles
Contact your local library for full text access to articles which are not freely available online.
Burrows, S., Butchart, A., Butler, N., Quigg, Z., Bellis, M.A., & Mikton, C. (2018).
New WHO Violence Prevention Information System, an interactive knowledge platform of scientific findings on violence.
Injury Prevention, Advance online publication, 20 January 2018
Summary: Scientific information on violence can be difficult to compile and understand. It is scattered across websites, databases, technical reports and academic journals, and rarely addresses all types of violence. In response, in October 2017 WHO released the Violence Prevention Information System or Violence Info, an online interactive collection of scientific information about the prevalence, consequences, risk factors and preventability of all forms of interpersonal violence. It covers homicide, child maltreatment, youth violence, intimate partner violence, elder abuse and sexual violence... Read more
Casey, E.A., Carlson, J., Two Bulls, S., Tager, A. (2018).
Gender transformative approaches to engaging men in gender-based violence prevention: A review and conceptual model.
Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 19(2): 231-246.
Summary: Engaging men and boys as participants and stakeholders in gender-based violence (GBV) prevention initiatives is an increasingly institutionalised component of global efforts to end GBV. Accordingly, evidence of the impact of men's engagement endeavors is beginning to emerge, particularly regarding interventions aimed at fostering gender equitable and nonviolent attitudes and behaviors among men... Read more
Dragiewicz, M. (2014).
Domestic violence and family law: Criminological concerns.
International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 3(1): 121-134
Summary: The battered women's movement in the United States contributed to a sweeping change in the recognition of men's violence against female intimate partners. Naming the problem and arguing in favor of its identification as a serious problem meriting a collective response were key aspects of this effort. This paper calls for criminological attention to family law responses to domestic violence and provides directions for future research... Read more
Fang, B., & Yan, E. (2018).
Abuse of older persons with dementia: A review of the literature.
Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 19(2): 127-147
Summary: In view of the rapidly aging population, increasing attention has been paid to studying persons with dementia. Factors associated with its onset, prognosis, and treatment as well as ways to support caregivers in the community have been extensively studied. Despite the fact that older persons with dementia are at higher risk of abuse compared to their cognitively unimpaired counterparts in institutions and the community, however, relatively little attention has been paid to understanding such abuse. This review summarizes the available literature on abuse of older persons with dementia... Read more
Hamby, S.L. (2018).
Coercion, access, and control: Understanding drugging
Criminal Justice Review, 43(1): 5-9
Summary: This special issue on drugging presents five articles that make important contributions to this still emerging literature. Although historical incidents of drugging, which is the nonconsensual administration of psychoactive substances, have been documented for decades, scientific scholarship on this phenomenon is relatively new. These articles provide in-depth consideration of conceptual issues around this behavior, which can be difficult to detect and is not always perceived as an offense by young adults. The authors also contribute important new quantitative and qualitative data on a range of risk factors include differential vulnerability across racial groups and sexual identities... Read more
Henry, N., & Powell, A. (2018).
Technology-facilitated sexual violence: A literature review of empirical research
Trauma, Violence & Abuse,19(2): 195-208
Summary: Technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) refers to a range of behaviors where digital technologies are used to facilitate both virtual and face-to-face sexually based harms. Such behaviors include online sexual harassment, gender- and sexuality-based harassment, cyberstalking, image-based sexual exploitation, and the use of a carriage service to coerce a victim into an unwanted sexual act. This article reviews the current state of knowledge on these different dimensions, drawing on existing empirical studies... Read more
Leavitt, R.A., Ertl, A., Sheats, K., Petrosky, E., Ivey-Stephenson, A., & Fowler, K.A. (2018).
Suicides among American Indian/Alaska Natives: National Violent Death Reporting System, 18 states, 2003-2014.
MMWR, 67(8): 237-242
Summary: Suicide disproportionately affects American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN). The suicide rate among AI/AN has been increasing since 2003 (1), and in 2015, AI/AN suicide rates in the 18 states participating in the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) were 21.5 per 100,000, more than 3.5 times higher than those among racial/ethnic groups with the lowest rates.* To study completed suicides across all ages of AI/AN, NVDRS data collected from 2003 to 2014 were analyzed by comparing differences in suicide characteristics and circumstances between AI/AN and white decedents... Read more
Livny, K.A., & Katz, C. (2018).
Schools, families, and the prevention of child maltreatment: Lessons that can be learned from a literature review.
Trauma, Violence & Abuse,19(2): 148-158
Summary: Child maltreatment is a worldwide social problem that receives considerable attention. However, prevention efforts remain rare, allowing the phenomenon to continue and spread. The aim of the current article is to systematically review evidence-based prevention efforts that address schools and families as key stakeholders for preventing child maltreatment... Read more
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Events
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19 & 21 & 23 March 2018
MEDSAC one day Seminars
Christchurch - 19 March
Wellington - 21 Mar
Auckland - 23 March
20 March 2018 *NZFVC seminar* *NEW*
Auckland
20 March 2018
Hosted by HRC
Christchurch
21 March 2018 *NEW*
Oranga Tamariki Evidence Centre seminar
Wellington
21 March 2018 *NEW*
Masterton
21 March 2018 *NEW*
Hosted by HRC
Auckland
22 March 2018 *NEW*
Auckland Law School panel discussion
Auckland
26 March 2018 *NEW*
Discussion forum hosted by HRC
Auckland
26 & 27 March 2018 *NEW*
Hosted by HRC
Mangere, Auckland (26 March)
Balmoral, Auckland (27 Marc h)
27 March 2018
Child Matters one-day workshops
Auckland or
Whakatane (both on same day)
27 & 28 March 2018
Auckland - 27 March (evening), 28 March (daytime)
28 March 2018 *NEW*
Workshop for professionals (daytime), and
Seminar for parents throughout Taranaki (evening)
New Plymouth
28 March 2018 *NEW*
Exult workshop
Tauranga
28 March 2018 *NEW*
Hosted by HRC
Wellington
29 March 2018 (NZDT) *NEW*
From a Cycle of Violence to a Culture of Safety and Equity
Next webinar: Toward Gender Equity: Supporting healthy masculinities for sexual and domestic violence prevention
Online
3 April 2018, *NEW*
Hosted by HRC
Christchurch
3 - 5 April 2018
EVAWI annual conference
Chicago, Illinois, United States
4 & 5 April 2018 *NEW*
Hosted by HRC
Wellington (4 April)
Porirua (5 April)
5 April 2018 (NZT) *NEW*
From a Cycle of Violence to a Culture of Safety and Equity
Next webinar: #PowerInPrevention Ending Child Sexual Abuse: Building Resilience and Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
Online
10 April 2018
Superu conference
Wellington
10 April 2018
Exult workshop
Nelson
16 - 17 April 2018 *UPDATED*
Age Concern AGM will be held on 18 April.
Wellington
16-20 April 2018 *NEW*
17 - 18 April 2018
Shine Advanced Training
Auckland
2 - 4 May 2018
Conference
Melbourne,Victoria, Australia
2 - 5 May 2018
Waitangi, Bay of Islands
7 - 8 May 2018
Symposium and Thought Space Wānanga
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
10 May 2018
Exult workshop
Stratford, Taranaki
15 May 2018
Exult workshop
Wellington
15 - 17 May 2018 *UPDATED*
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
31 May 2018
Exult workshop
Christchurch
26 June 2018
Exult workshop
Auckland
28 June 2018
Exult workshop
Whangarei
25 - 27 July 2018 *UPDATED*
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
5 - 7 September 2018 *NEW*
Third International Conference on Well-Being & Public Policy
Wellington
Save the date
26 - 28 September 2018
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
Call for abstracts extended to 12 February 2018
5 - 7 November 2018
Bangkok, Thailand
8 - 9 November 2018
Auckland
Save the date
13 - 16 November 2018
Hosted by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
21 - 22 November 2018 *UPDATED*
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Save the date. Call for abstracts closes 17 April 2018
2019
22 - 24 April 2018
EVAWI 2019 conference
San Diego, California, United States
Save the date. Call for abstracts closes 1 May 2018
16 - 19 September 2019
Cape Town, South Africa
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