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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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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
Family Violence Death Review Committee. (2017).
Six reasons why we cannot be effective with either intimate partner violence or child abuse and neglect unless we address both together (FVDRC Position Brief). Wellington, New Zealand: FVDRC.
Summary: This position brief provides six reasons why intimate partner violence and child abuse and neglect must be addressed together. The information is summarised from the Family Violence Death Review Committee's 2016, Fifth Report...
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Campbell, L. (2016).
Sexual assault support service for Canterbury: Research to inform service design. Christchurch, New Zealand: Aviva Family Violence Services.
Summary: START and Aviva commissioned this independent research to assemble an empirical and experiential evidence base to inform investment and operational decisions about the future design, development and implementation of an exemplary and sustainable sexual assault support service for Canterbury...
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Gulliver, P., Fanslow, J., Jonas, M., McIntosh, T., Waayer, D., Beck, G., Lawson, A., & Flanagan, M. (2016).
Surveys, social licence and the IDI: A collaborative project between the University of Auckland and Statistics New Zealand. Unpublished presentation.
Summary: A research project carried out by University of Auckland researchers and Statistics New Zealand in 2016 investigated what people thought about having their data linked up by government agencies. This is a presentation of the research findings...
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Johnson, A. (2017).
Off the track: State of the nation report. Auckland, New Zealand: The Salvation Army.
Summary: This is the 10th State of the Nation report from The Salvation Army's Social Policy and Parliamentary Unit. In the context of this report, 'off the track' reflects a sense that many of the markers routinely analysed for the State of the Nation report currently suggest we are not heading in the best direction for New Zealand as a whole...
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Mills, A., Thorn, K., Maynard, A., Meehan, C., Kidd, J., Newcombe, D., & Widowson, D. (2015).
Meeting the housing needs of vulnerable populations in New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: Transforming Cities, University of Auckland.
Summary: This project aimed to fill the gap in knowledge on housing for vulnerable and marginalised groups by bringing together an interdisciplinary group of researchers and a network of interested stakeholders...
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Seaford, A. (2015).
Beyond refuge: An exploration of the potential benefits and models of alternative accommodation support for men using family violence. Christchurch, New Zealand: Aviva Family Violence Services.
Summary: This research explores whether or not accessible and suitable alternative accommodation options for men who are using family violence might enhance the safety of women and children and, if so, how...
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Siu-Maliko, M.A. (2016).
Christian faith and family violence: A report for Samoan communities in New Zealand | Fa'atuatuaga Kerisiano ma Sauaga i totonu o Aiga: Ripoti mo Tagata Lautele o Samoa i Niusila. Dunedin, New Zealand: Centre for Theology and Public Issues, University of Otago.
Summary: This report helps to unmask the realities of family violence as a social issue. It shows the complexity of the challenges associated with family violence, and how the churches can offer a constructive Christian response, built on shared values in Samoan communities...
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Journal articles
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Waratini-Karena, R.D. (2012).
Takitoru: From parallel to partnership. A ritual of engagement based on Te Tiriti o Waitangi for implementing safe cultural practice in Mäori counselling and social science.
MAI Journal, 1(1): 61-75 (Open access).
Summary: Takitoru is a framework developed to support Mäori counselling students to understand the impacts of historical intergenerational trauma across generations. The focus of this framework examines unseen contributing factors supporting deficit statistics that continue to dominate Mäori communities... Read more
International
UN Women. (2016).
Package of essentials.
Summary: These four In Brief publications provide a package of essentials for addressing violence against women. "The briefs included in this package aim to summarize in a concise and friendly way, for advocates, programmers and policy makers, the essential strategies for addressing violence against women in general, for preventing violence and providing services to survivors in particular. The last brief includes a compilation of resources developed by UN Women and partners to end violence against women." UN Women...Read more The package includes:
- 10 essentials for addressing violence against women
- 10 essentials for prevention of violence against women
- 10 essentials for service provision to survivors of violence against women
- Ending violence against women key reference documents.
UN Women Training Centre. (2016).
Self-learning booklet: Understanding masculinities and violence against women and girls. UN Women.
Summary: This booklet was developed as the result of a series of training courses that aim to strengthen the capacities of development practitioners and advocates to understand, integrate and address critical gender issues in their work and lives... Read more
Male Champions of Change. (2016).
Playing our part: Lessons learned from implementing workplace responses to domestic and family violence. Male Champions of Change Institute.
Summary: Seventeen of Australia's most influential organisations jointly released this report, detailing best practice approaches and emerging challenges in implementing workplace responses to domestic and family violence... Read more
Stanford, J. (2016).
Economic aspects of paid domestic violence leave provisions: Briefing. Canberra, ACT : Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute.
Summary: This paper considers the likely impact of a paid domestic violence leave provision on the payroll costs of employers in Australia, and finds it to be so small it would be difficult to measure... Read more
Lynch, I., & Sanger, N. (2016).
I'm your maker: Power, heteronormativity and violence in women's same-sex relationships. Cape Town, South Africa: Triangle Project.
Summary: This report shares findings of research conducted by the Triangle Project in South Africa, aimed at responding to a knowledge gap and contributing to an improved understanding of intimate partner violence experienced by queer women in their same-sex relationships... Read more
Journal articles
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Aosved, A.C., & Long, P.J. (2006).
Co-occurrence of rape myth acceptance, sexism, racism, homophobia, ageism, classism, and religious intolerance
Sex Roles, 2006, 55(7): 481-492
Summary: Rape myth acceptance has been extensively studied. Little research is available, however, on the relationship of this variable to other oppressive belief systems. A sample of 492 male and 506 female college students completed the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale, the Attitudes Toward Women Scale... Read more
Coker, A.L., Bush, H.M., Cook-Craig, P.G., DeGue, S.A., Clear, E.R... Rechtenwald, E.A. (2017).
RCT testing bystander effectiveness to reduce violence.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2017. In press. (Open access)
Summary: Bystander-based programs have shown promise to reduce interpersonal violence at colleges, yet limited rigorous evaluations have addressed bystander intervention effectiveness in high schools. This study evaluated the Green Dot bystander intervention to reduce sexual violence and related forms of interpersonal violence in 26 high schools over 5 years in Kentucky high schools... Read more
Garcia-Moreno, C., Zimmerman, C., & Watts, C. (2017).
Calling for action on violence against women: Is anyone listening.
The Lancet, 389(4): 486-488
Summary: A commentary on progress on addressing violence against women since these authors issued a call for action worldwide in The Lancet in 2014... Read more
Glass, N.E., Perrin, N.A., Hanson, G.C., Bloom, T.L., Messing, J.T., Clough, A.S., & Campbell, J.C. (2017).
The longitudinal impact of an internet safety decision aid for abused women.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Advance online publication, 17 January 2017
Summary: Women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) navigate complex, dangerous decisions. Tailored safety information and safety planning, typically provided by domestic violence service providers, can prevent repeat IPV exposure and associated adverse health outcomes; however, few abused women access these services. The purpose of this study was to compare safety and mental health outcomes at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months among abused women randomised to a tailored, Internet-based safety decision aid; or control website providing typical safety information available online... Read more
Guedes, A., Bott, S., Garcia-Moreno, C., & Colombini, M. (2016).
Bridging the gaps: A global review of intersections of violence against women and violence against children.
Global Health Action, 9(1): 31516
Summary: This article presents a narrative review of evidence on intersections between violence against children and violence against women - including sexual violence by non-partners, with an emphasis on low- and middle-income countries... Read more
Saunders, D.G. (2017).
Evaluating the evaluators: Research-based guidance for attorneys regarding custody evaluations in cases involving domestic violence.
Michigan Family Law Journal, 47(1): 8-14 (Open access)
Summary: This article is meant to help attorneys understand the qualifications required of custody evaluators in intimate partner violence (IPV) cases and to assess the quality of evaluation reports. It provides research based guidance for judging the qualifications of custody evaluators and their reports... Read more
Walters, K.L., Mohammed, S.A., Evans-Campbell, T., Beltrán, R.E., Chae, D.H., & Duran, B. (2011).
Bodies don't just tell stories, they tell histories: Embodiment of historical trauma among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Du Bois Review, 8(1): 179-189 (open access)
Summary: The purpose of this article is to explicate the link between historical trauma and the concept of embodiment. After an interdisciplinary review of the "state of the discipline," the authors utilise ecosocial theory and the indigenist stress-coping model to argue that contemporary physical health reflects, in part, the embodiment of historical trauma... Read more
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