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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Tēnā tātou katoa
Today our thoughts are with all those who have been affected by the earthquake and ongoing aftershocks.
The Clearinghouse will be publishing
Responding to perpetrators of family violence, Issues Paper 11 on Friday 25 November. The author, Devon Polaschek, will provide an overview of research on achieving positive change with people perpetrating family violence in
free seminars in
Auckland on Wednesday 30 November
(hosted by NZFVC) and
Wellington on Friday 2 December
(hosted by Superu). The Wellington seminar will be livestreamed on
Facebook.
News, views and happenings in brief:
The NZFVC team
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Tip of the month
Promoting your professional development event
The Clearinghouse lists events on our website to inform those working to prevent family and sexual violence about upcoming training, workshops, conferences and major community initiatives.
If you would like to promote such an event, please let us know as soon as you are able, so that we can get the message out on the website, on Facebook and Twitter and in our monthly Pānui│Newsletter. The final Pānui this year will be published mid-December. The first issue for next year will be published early February 2017.
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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
Three more Cabinet Papers have been released, two by Minister for Social Development, Anne Tolley, and a third jointly by Minister of Justice, Amy Adams and the Minister for Social Development.
Investing in children legislative reform: Underpinning the new operating model: Transition to independence, 18 to 21 years of age.
Summary: This cabinet paper seeks agreement to legislative policy proposals to support the establishment of a transition support service to be included to a package of legislative reform, referred to in this paper as Bill No. 2... Read more
Investing in children legislative reform: Underpinning the new operating model: Transition to independence - discretion to support young people up to age 25.
Summary: This cabinet paper proposes to amend legislation to extend the existing discretion to support young people transitioning from care to independence up to age 25, and to ensure that reasonable efforts are made to remain in contact with young people after they leave care up to age 21...
Read more
Policy proposals for the second package of legislative reform to underpin the new operating model for vulnerable children and young people: Paper six: Information sharing.
Summary: This paper proposes legislative reform to create a new framework to facilitate the more timely and consistent exchange of personal information about vulnerable children and young people to promote their safety and wellbeing... Read more
Alefaio-Tugia, S., & Havea, S. (2016).
Formative evaluation of Pacific faith-based family violence services (Research summary #1). Pasefika Proud, Ministry of Social Development.
Summary: This brief summary describes benefits to participants, key points from the literature review, challenges in delivering initiatives and recommendations, focusing on two faith-based services... Read more
Integrity Professionals. (2016).
Formative evaluation of Pacific provider-based family violence services (Research summary #2). Pasefika Proud, Ministry of Social Development,
Summary: This brief summary sets out key points about the service design and delivery models, positive outcomes, factors contributing to success, findings from the literature review and recommendations... Read more
Gordon, L. (2016).
The empty nest is refilled: The joys and tribulations of raising grandchildren in Aotearoa. Auckland, New Zealand: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust NZ.
Summary: This is the 'first cut' report commissioned by Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust NZ from the qualitative and quantitative data collected during the 2016 Grandparent and Whanau Carer Survey... Read more
Harvey, S. (2013).
Evaluative review of Tauawhi Tairāwhiti Men's Centre. Gisborne, New Zealand: Family Works Tairāwhiti.
Summary: In 2012 Family Works Tairāwhiti initiated an evaluative review of the Tauawhi Men's Centre. The review has been undertaken as a formative evaluation as part of the ongoing development of the centre, an opportunity to reflect on and inform service development... Read more
Moyle, P. (2012).
A moa in the room: Māori social workers experiences of family group conferencing. A paper presented at the International Development Conference: Integrating Research, Policy and Practice, Auckland.
Summary: In Aotearoa New Zealand the family group conference (FGC) is a mandated decision-making process between the state and families through which matters related to the care and protection of children are dealt with. Māori continue to be over represented in the care and protection system and a critical factor inhibiting understanding of this position for them is the culture of silence... Read more
PSA. (2016).
Calling out sexual harassment: A guide to dealing with sexual harassment and creating safe, respectful workplaces. Wellington, New Zealand: PSA.
Summary: This booklet was prepared by the PSA to guide policy and practice in preventing and responding to sexual harassment in the workplace... Read more
Wharewera-Mika, J., & McPhillips, K. (2016).
Good practice responding to sexual violence: Guidelines for 'mainstream' crisis support services for survivors. Round 2. Wellington, New Zealand: TOAH-NNEST.
Summary: The purpose of this project was to update existing 'Good Practice Guidelines', building upon the findings of the initial project conducted in 2009. The development of the guidelines aims to support good practice across the country to a range of population groups and provide the opportunity for transparency and accountability with service partners, NZ Police and DSAC trained medical staff, with service funders and our community... Read more
The following papers consider the provision of inclusive services for specific populations in more detail:
Begum, F., & Rahman, A.
Crisis intervention for Muslim women experiencing sexual violence or assault... Read more
Dickson, S.
Doing our best for LGBTIQ survivors... Read more
Hauraki, J. & Feng, V.
Working with Asian survivors of sexual violence... Read more
McRobie, S.V.
Working with Pacific survivors of sexual violence... Read more
Mitchell, D.
Working with male survivors of sexual violence... Read more
Robson, E.
"Everything, with us": Working with people with disabilities... Read more
Te Wiata, J., & & Smith, R.
Working with Māori survivors of sexual violence... Read more
ACC. (2016).
Integrated Services for Sensitive Claims (ISSC) operational guidelines. Wellington, New Zealand: Accident Compensation Corporation.
Summary: The Operational Guidelines have been designed to help Suppliers, Providers and other relevant stakeholders to understand and implement the Integrated Services for Sensitive Claims (ISSC) contract. The ISSC contract is a client-centred service focusing on maximising the functional and wellbeing outcomes for all survivors of sexual abuse who seek assistance with ACC... Read more
Evidence-based reports
The purpose of these reports, prepared for ACC, is to provide an evidence-based guide on the association between childhood sexual abuse and various mental health issues as a teenager/adult. These findings will be used to assist in the decision making process regarding cover and entitlements of those who have experienced childhood sexual abuse and later develop a mental health issue. These reviews were all conducted by Ian Lambie, assisted by literature searchers, in 2016, except Childhood adversity and psychotic disorders, which was conducted by Mark Ayson in 2014.
Childhood sexual abuse and alcohol use disorder... Read more
Childhood sexual abuse and anxiety disorders... Read more
Childhood sexual abuse and bipolar disorder
... Read more
Childhood sexual abuse and borderline personality disorder... Read more
Childhood sexual abuse and depressive disorders... Read more
Childhood sexual abuse and trauma-related responses... Read more
Childhood adversity and psychotic disorders...Read more
Journal articles
Contact your local library for full text access to articles which are not freely available online.
Morgan, M., & Coombes, L. (2016).
Protective mothers: Women's understandings of protecting children in the context of legal interventions into intimate partner violence.
The Australian Community Psychologist, 28(1): 59-78 (Open access).
Summary: There has been increasing recognition that children are harmed by witnessing assaults or abuse that their mothers experience as victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). At the same time, an expectation that mothers can and will protect their children from harm is widespread. This paper discusses how mothers' understandings of protecting their children are intertwined with the complexities of IPV in the context of legal interventions... Read more
International
Bell, K., & Seaman, C.E. (2016).
Public report: Case study of White Ribbon Australia's Ambassador Program: Men as allies to prevent men's violence against women. University of Wollongong.
Summary: This research provides White Ribbon Australia with an independent process evaluation of the Ambassador program, informed by the participants themselves. It also provides key insights into the motivations and experiences of Ambassadors as allies in preventing men's violence against women... Read more
Campo, M., & Commerford, J. (2016).
Supporting young people leaving out-of-home care (CFCA paper, no. 41). Melbourne, Vic.: Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Summary: Despite state and national government commitment to better support young people leaving care, evidence suggests there are continuing shortfalls in policy and legislation. This paper examines international and Australian literature to identify the key areas of support that may help young people to successfully transition from care... Read more
CFCA. (2016).
Stronger communities, safer children: Findings from recent Australian research on the importance of community in keeping children safe. Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Summary: This resource summarises the findings from a number of research reports and papers relevant to the theme of Australia's National Child Protection Week 2016... Read more
Hamblin, E. (2016).
Gender and children and young people's emotional and mental health: Manifestations and responses. A rapid review of the evidence. London: National Children's Bureau.
Summary: This rapid review presents evidence of clear gender differences in children and young people's emotional and mental health, in terms of:
1. the general picture of children and young people's emotional and mental health
2. the prevalence of specific difficulties and issues among children and young people
3. children and young people's coping strategies and help-seeking behaviours... Read more
Vigurs, C., Wire, J., Myhill, A., & Gough, D. (2016).
Police initial responses to domestic abuse: A systematic review. London: College of Policing.
Summary: A systematic review of the available literature found very little evidence relating to actions police officers should take when attending a domestic abuse incident. Specifically, there is a paucity of evaluative evidence in relation to alternatives to arrest... Read more
Journal articles
Contact your local library for full text access to articles which are not freely available online.
Fitz-Gibbon, K., & Walklate, S. (2016).
The efficacy of Clare's law in domestic violence law reform in England and Wales.
Criminology & Criminal Justice, Advance online publication, 2 October 2016.
Summary: In 2011 the high profile murder of Clare Wood led to the introduction of the national domestic violence disclosure scheme ('Clare's Law') in England and Wales. The scheme aims to prevent the perpetration of violence between intimate partners through the sharing of information about prior histories of violence. Despite already spreading to comparable jurisdictions in the UK and Australia... Read more
Hamby, S., Smith, A., Mitchell, K., & Turner, H. (2016).
Poly-victimization and resilience portfolios: Trends in violence research that can enhance the understanding and prevention of elder abuse.
Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, Advance online publication.
Summary: This literature review assesses the current state of knowledge about elder abuse and mistreatment, focusing on the lack of incorporation of all forms of elder victimization and the benefits of a poly-victimization framework. This review also includes existing knowledge on risk factors and calls for a greater focus on protective factors... Read more
Haselschwerdt, M.L., & Hardesty, J.L. (2016).
Managing secrecy and disclosure of domestic violence in affluent communities.
Journal of Marriage and Family, Advance online publication, 12 August 2016
Summary: Although it is widely acknowledged that domestic violence (DV) can happen to anyone, there is scant research on affluent women's DV experiences. Using grounded theory, the present study examined how affluent mothers managed secrecy and disclosure of DV in the context of their community... Read more
Jeffries, S. (2016).
In the best interests of the abuser: Coercive control, child custody proceedings and the "expert" assessments that guide judicial determinations.
Laws, 5(1): 14 (Open access).
Summary: This paper outlines why domestic violence (or more specifically, coercive control) should be crucial to child custody proceedings. What is known about parenting in the context of coercively controlling violence, and what the legislation directs courts to consider, is juxtaposed with the actuality of court decision making... Read more
Landvogt, K. (2016).
Forced marriage: When the family home is no longer safe.
Parity, 2016, 29(7): 26-27
Summary: While we are no longer ignorant of the reality of forced marriage in our society, we are still failing victims and putting children and young people at risk of forced marriage through the lack of an adequate service response... Read more
Powell, A., & Henry, N. (2016).
Technology-facilitated sexual violence victimization: Results from an online survey of Australian adults.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Advance online publication, 3 October 2016.
Summary: Online forms of sexual harassment and abuse as experienced by adults represent an emerging yet under-researched set of behaviors, such that very few studies have sought to estimate the extent of the problem. This article presents the results of an online survey of 2,956 Australian adult (aged 18 to 54 years) experiences of technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) victimization... Read more
Richie, Beth E. (2015).
Reimagining the movement to end gender violence: Anti-racism, prison abolition, women of color feminisms, and other radical visions of justice. Transcript.
University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review, 5: 257-273 (Open access).
Summary: In this paper, delivered as a keynote address, Beth Richie advocates for prison abolition, within the context of ending violence against women and ending racial injustice.... Read more
Sinnott, T., & Artz, S. (2016).
A literature review of strategies for the prevention of intimate partner violence during the childbearing years.
International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies, 7(3/4): 324-342 (Open access).
Summary: This narrative literature review examines the peer-reviewed research in English on the prevention of intimate partner violence (IPV) during the childbearing years, published between January 2000 and January 2015. It shows that in the 43 articles that were located there is a disproportionate emphasis on making females responsible for not becoming victims of IPV, especially if they are mothers... Read more
Spangaro, J., Koziol-McLain, J., Zwi, A., Rutherford, A., Frail, M-A., & Ruane, J. (2016).
Deciding to tell: Qualitative configurational analysis of decisions to disclose experience of intimate partner violence in antenatal care.
Social Science & Medicine, 154: 45-53.
Summary: Pathways to disclosure and non-disclosure of abuse by antenatal patients were identified. Key conditions for decisions to disclose abuse were Direct Asking and Care... Read more
Stubbs, J. (2015).
Gendered violence, intersectionalities and resisting gender neutrality.
UNSW Law Research Paper, no. 2016-12;
Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 2016, 5(6).
Summary: Developments in feminist theory and research towards a more complex approach to gender relations and a more differentiated understanding of gendered violence have been positive but also have been the subject of significant debate. Some debates have long histories, while others mark more newly emergent concerns. In this paper the author reflects on three areas of debate: intersectionality, complex gendering and complex inequalities; differentiating between forms of gendered violence (with a focus on intimate partner violence (IPV)), and criminalisation... Read more
Taylor, E., Banyard, V., Grych, J., & Hamby, S. (2016).
Not all behind closed doors: Examining bystander involvement in intimate partner violence.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Advance online publication, 18 October 2016.
Summary: It is often said that intimate partner violence (IPV) happens "behind closed doors"; however, research on IPV and other crimes suggests that witnesses are sometimes present. This study examined IPV incidents in a rural sample to assess the presence and potential impact of bystanders on victim-reported outcomes... Read more
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Postgraduate qualifications in violence studies offered again in 2017 - 9 Nov, 2016
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Updated and expanded guidelines for sexual violence crisis support services - 2 Nov, 2016
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MSD update on the development of sexual violence services - 2 Nov, 2016
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Pacific peoples and family violence: new resources and international meetings - 27 Oct, 2016
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