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
Bula vinaka! It's
Fijian language week and Talofa to the Tuvalu community which celebrated
Tuvaluan language week at the beginning of October with the theme:
Fano ki mua kae sa puli tou iloga' -
Progress to thrive not forgetting your roots.
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Tip of the Month
Timeline updated
The
Timeline on the NZFVC website documents progress and setbacks on the journey towards the prevention and elimination of family, whānau and sexual violence in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Timeline has recently been updated to include national and international milestones and significant research over the past year.
Use the timeline to:
- Trace policy developments over time
- Help students identify important milestones
- Answer the question "When was that?"
Significant events are regularly added to the Timeline with an annual revision to keep it up to date.
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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
Bundle, K. (2017).
Grandparent care in New Zealand and the impact of parental drug addiction: Insights from the largest study of social issues affecting grandparents raising grandchildren. Auckland, New Zealand: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust NZ.
Summary: A presentation to Matua Ra
ki, Addiction Leadership Conference, Auckland, 20 July 2017. The Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust's 2016 Caregiver survey and research revealed some alarming statistics and stories on how drug abuse, particularly methamphetamine was impacting on so many of the respondents' children and grandparent/whānau...
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Cockburn, R. & Atkinson, L. (2017).
Respect and responsibility: Full report. Wellington: New Zealand Rugby.
Summary: This review was initiated in 2016 after criticism about players harassing and behaving violently towards women and the organisation's response. The review involved looking at existing research, policies, protocols, best practice models, stakeholder engagement and an online "mailbox...
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Department of Corrections. (2017).
Wahine - E rere ana ki te pae hou: Women's strategy 2017 - 2021. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Corrections.
Summary: This strategy focuses on making the treatment and management of women by the Department of Corrections more women-specific to help address issues such as trauma and victimisation, mental health issues, unhealthy relationships, parenting difficulty and stress and financial pressures....
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Dickson, S. (2017).
Building Rainbow communities free of partner and sexual violence. Wellington, New Zealand: Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura - Outing Violence
Based on data from the Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura - Outing Violence survey, these mini reports focus on responses from three specific groups within the Rainbow community.
E Tü Whānau! (2017).
Our ancestors: Highlighting the many strengths of our ancestors (5 information sheets).
Summary: E Tü Whānau have published 'Our Ancestors', a series of five resources highlighting how Māori cultural traditions protect wāhine, tamariki and tāne from violence and uphold the mana of all....
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Mackenzie, D. & The Backbone Collective. (2017).
"Don't tell me your problems": The Family Court complaints and appeals landscape. The Backbone Collective.
Summary: The overall findings in this report show that there is no independent authority tasked with monitoring and overseeing the Family Court and reviewing/regulating its outcomes...
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Ministry of Justice. (2017).
Restorative justice: Best practice framework. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Justice.
Summary: This builds on the documents published in 2004 and 2013, updated to reflect changes in policy and practice. The framework is supported by training and accreditation of facilitators, and the contractual relationship between the Ministry of Justice and restorative justice providers..
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Related documents:
Moore, C.W., Bridgman, G., Moore, C. & Grey, M. (2017).
Perceptions of community safety in West Auckland. Auckland: Community Waitakere.
Summary; Community safety is relevant at both individual and community levels. This research report is about perceptions of safety which is different from an objective measure of changing crime rates, or of actual levels of risk. The research work included three different elements: an overview of existing literature and reports, focus groups, and a survey - the latter two focussing on West Auckland. Considered together, a number of themes emerge....
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Journal articles
Contact your local library for full text access to articles which are not freely available online.
Gordon, L. (2017).
Experiences of grandparents raising grandchildren in getting income support from work and income offices in New Zealand.
Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online. Published 28 June 2017
Summary: Grandparents raising grandchildren in New Zealand are entitled to the unsupported child benefit (UCB) if they meet the conditions for eligibility. In a large survey of such grandparents undertaken in 2016, participants articulated a wide range of qualitative comments around their experiences in accessing this important form of income support...
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Hodgetts, D., Chamberlain, K., Groot, S., & Tankel, Y. (2014).
Urban poverty, structural violence and welfare provision for 100 families in Auckland.
Urban Studies, 51(10) 2036-2051
Summary: Socioeconomic inequalities are increasing in many OECD countries, as are punitive welfare reforms that pathologise 'the poor'. This article draws on the accounts of 100 families in Auckland to consider the impacts of increased social stratification and structural violence on their interactions with a government welfare agency...
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Kramer, R. (2016).
Differential punishment of similar behaviour: Sentencing assault cases in a specialized family violence court and 'regular sentencing' courts.
British Journal of Criminology, 2016, 56(4): 689-708
Summary: Based on fieldwork conducted in a large, urban district court in New Zealand, this article explores legal responses to domestic and non-domestic assaults....
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International
Australian Institute of Family Studies & Victoria Police. (2017).
Challenging misconceptions about sexual offending: Creating an evidence-based resource for Police and legal practitioners. Melbourne, Vic.: AIFS and Victoria Police.
Summary: This resource uses evidence from the psychological and criminological literature to address some of the common myths and misconceptions about sexual offending, including adult rape and sexual offences as well as child sexual abuse...
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CFCA (2017).
Prevention of child abuse and neglect. Melbourne, Vic.: CFCA, Australian Institute of Family Studies.
CFCA resource sheet, September 2017
Summary: Produced in partnership with NAPCAN, this resource provides an overview of prevention of child abuse and neglect, with a focus on primary prevention...
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Herbert, J.L. & Bromfield, L. (2017).
Multiagency Investigation & Support Team (MIST) pilot: Evaluation report. Adelaide, SA: Australian Centre for Child Protection, University of South Australia.
Summary: This report summarises the findings of the evaluation of the Multiagency Investigation and Support Team (MIST), a pilot response developed by WA Police (Child Abuse Squad) and others. This report draws on a number of publications resulting from a project looking at effective cross-agency responses to severe abuse...
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Keel, M., Torney, J., Fulu, E., McCook, S., Holmes, S., Hunt, M., Lay, Y., & Warczak, C. (2017).
Putting the prevention of violence against women into practice: How to change the story. Melbourne, Vic.: Our Watch.
Summary: Change the story brings together international research, and nationwide experience, on what drives violence against women and what works to prevent it. It establishes a shared understanding of the evidence and principles of effective prevention, and presents a way forward for a coordinated national approach. This handbook translates that 'big picture' framework into 'on-the-ground' action...
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KPMG. (2017).
The cost of family violence in Victoria: Summary report. Prepared for the Department of Premier and Cabinet in Victoria. Melbourne, Vic: KPMG.
Summary: The Victorian Government commissioned KPMG to produce this report to fulfil Recommendation 219 of the Royal Commission. In 2015-16 the report estimates:
the total cost of family violence in Victoria was $5.3 billion
the cost to individuals and their families was $2.6 billion
the cost to the Victorian community and broader economy was $918 million...
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UN Women. (2015).
Essential services package for women and girls subject to violence: Core elements and quality guidelines.
Summary: The United Nations Joint Global Programme on Essential Services for Women and Girls Subject to Violence, a partnership by UN Women, UNFPA, WHO, UNDP and UNODC, aims to provide greater access to a coordinated set of essential and quality multi-sectoral services for all women and girls who have experienced gender based violence...
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There are six modules:
Victoria State Government. (2017).
Voices of hope. Melbourne, Vic.: Victoria State Government.
Summary: 'Voices of Hope' places the voices of victim survivors at the heart of family violence service reform. It was the first co-design project undertaken with victim survivors and was led by sector organisations, expert advisers, and the Victim Survivors Advisory Council (VSAC). The project explores the lived experiences of victim survivors and draws on their collective insight...
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Wendt, S., Chung, D., Elder, A., Hendrick, A., & Hartwig, A. (2017).
Seeking help for domestic and family violence: Exploring regional, rural and remote women's coping experiences: Final report. Sydney, NSW: ANROWS,
ANROWS Horizons, Issue 6, September 2017
Summary: This report presents the results of a qualitative study examining the experiences of women seeking help for domestic and family violence who live in regional, rural, and remote areas in Australia...
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Key findings and future directions (summary)
Journal articles
Contact your local library for full text access to articles which are not freely available online.
Bender, A.K. (2017).
Ethics, methods, and measures in intimate partner violence research: The current state of the field.
Violence Against Women, 23(11): 1382-1413
Summary: Although intimate partner violence (IPV) is a well-studied topic, surprisingly little consensus among researchers has been reached with regard to the definition and measurement of its major typologies and constructs. The rigorous development and testing of prevention and intervention strategies on a large scale are hampered by many of these methodological difficulties as well as ethical considerations that make conducting IPV research difficult. The author presents a review of the current state of IPV research in these three areas: ethics, methods, and measurement...
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Cockbain, E., Ashby, M., & Brayley, H. (2017).
Immaterial boys? A large-scale exploration of gender-based differences in child sexual exploitation service users.
Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 29(7) 658-684
Summary: Child sexual exploitation is increasingly recognized nationally and internationally as a pressing child protection, crime prevention, and public health issue. In the United Kingdom, for example, a recent series of high-profile cases has fueled pressure on policy makers and practitioners to improve responses. Yet, prevailing discourse, research, and interventions around child sexual exploitation have focused overwhelmingly on female victims. This study was designed to help redress fundamental knowledge gaps around boys affected by sexual exploitation...
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GBD 2016 SDG Collaborators. (2017).
Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: An analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.
The Lancet, 390(10100): 1423-1459 (Open access)
Summary: The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are grounded in the global ambition of "leaving no one behind". New Zealand is ranked 32nd out of 188 countries on a range of global health measures related to the UN's health-related sustainable development goals. New Zealand's child sex abuse rates are among the world's worst...
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Harkin, D., Fitz-Gibbon, K. (2017).
Private security companies and domestic violence: A welcome new development?
Criminology & Criminal Justice, 17(4) 433-449
Summary: Due to the poor reputation of the private security industry and the multiple lines of concerns raised by scholars over the potentially corrosive costs of commercial security provision, it is important to consider whether for-profit companies are a welcome addition to the network of actors who respond to the needs of domestic violence victims. Using the case study of 'Protective Services' in Victoria, Australia, the authors argue that there may be advantages for victims...
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Herbert, J.L. & Bromfield, L. (2017).
Better together?
A review of evidence for multi-disciplinary teams responding to physical and sexual child abuse.
Trauma, Violence & Abuse, Advance online publication, 6 March 2017
Summary: Multi-Disciplinary teams (MDTs) have often been presented as the key to dealing with a number of intractable problems associated with responding to allegations of physical and sexual child abuse. This systematic search of the literature aims to synthesize the existing state of knowledge on the effectiveness of MDTs...
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Kimber, M., McTavish, J.R., Couturier, J., Boven, A., Gill, S., Dimitropoulos, G., & MacMillan, H.L. (2017).
Consequences of child emotional abuse, emotional neglect and exposure to intimate partner violence for eating disorders: A systematic critical review.
BMC Psychology, 5: 33
Summary: Child maltreatment and eating disorders are significant public health problems. Yet, to date, research has focused on the role of child physical and sexual abuse in eating-related pathology. This is despite the fact that globally, exposure to emotional abuse, emotional neglect and intimate partner violence are the three of the most common forms of child maltreatment. The objective of the present study is to systematically identify and critically review the literature examining the association...
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Nixon, K.L., Tutty, L.M., Radtke, H.L., Ateah, C.A., & Ursel, E.J. (2017).
Protective strategies of mothers abused by intimate partners: Rethinking the deficit model.
Violence Against Women, 23(11); 1271-1292
Summary: Exposure to intimate partner violence is detrimental to children, but can abused mothers protect them, and, if so, what can they do? This study of 350 Canadian abused women represents the first quantitative examination of such protective strategies...
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Rudolph, J., Zimmer-Gembeck, M.J., Shanley, D.C., &
Hawkins, R. (2017).
Child sexual abuse prevention opportunities: Parenting, programs, and the reduction of risk.
Child Maltreatment, Advance online publication, 18 September 2017
Summary: To date, child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention has relied largely on child-focused education, teaching children how to identify, avoid, and disclose sexual abuse. The purpose of this article is to explore how prevention opportunities can include parents in new and innovative ways.
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Turner, H., Merrick, M.T., Finkelhor, D., Hamby, S., Shattuck, A., & Henly, M. (2017).
The prevalence of safe, stable, nurturing relationships among children and adolescents. Washington, D.C.: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S.
Department of Justice.
Juvenile Justice Bulletin, September 2017, 1-12
Summary: This bulletin describes the study of safe, stable, nurturing relationships (SSNR) among children and youth in the United States using data from the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence II (NatSCEV II...
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New online guide on developing impactful social media campaigns - 9 Oct, 2017
The US National Resource Center on Domestic Violence has published new online...
Samoa's national inquiry into family violence holds public hearings - 9 Oct, 2017
Samoa's Ombudsman launched an inquiry into family violence at the beginning of...
Research explores sexual violence and tertiary education settings - 9 Oct, 2017
A survey carried out by Thursdays in Black Aotearoa New Zealand has explored...
Additional resources and reports on partner and sexual violence in Rainbow communities - 9 Oct, 2017
Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura - Outing Violence has published additional fact sheets...
Consultation on form for applying for family and civil legal aid - 3 Oct, 2017
The Legal Services Commissioner is seeking feedback about a new form for...
Sexual harm service update - progress on helpline, new services, evaluation - 3 Oct, 2017
The Ministry of Social Development's (MSD) latest update on "sexual harm"...
Netsafe resource for schools on responding to online incidents - 2 Oct, 2017
Netsafe has published a guide to help schools respond to online digital...
New global health study scores New Zealand in lowest percentile for child sexual abuse - 21 Sep, 2017
A study comparing global progress on achieving the United Nations' health-...
Election 2017 - political parties' policies and family and whānau violence - 21 Sep, 2017
A range of organisations and networks have compared political parties' policies...
Free online course on violence against women - 21 Sep, 2017
International online learning provider FutureLearn is offering a free online...
EU and Pacific Islands Forum to address gender inequality and violence against women - 20 Sep, 2017
The European Union (EU) and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat have...
NZ Rugby report from Respect and Responsibility Review - 19 Sep, 2017
NZ Rugby has published findings from its Respect and Responsibility Review. The...
Grandparents find challenges working with child protection and Work and Income - 18 Sep, 2017
Research about grandparents' experiences of raising grandchildren in Aotearoa...
Le Va launches suicide prevention programme, LifeKeepers - 18 Sep, 2017
Le Va has launched a new suicide prevention training programme, LifeKeepers....
Backbone releases report on Family Court appeals and complaints - 14 Sep, 2017
The Backbone Collective have released a third report on the Family Court. The...
New movement Gender Equal NZ launched to address sexism and stereotypes - 14 Sep, 2017
Gender Equal NZ is a movement focused on addressing gender stereotypes and...
Online trauma awareness training package being developed - 11 Sep, 2017
The Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki has partnered with Werry...
Ministry of Justice publishes updated restorative justice framework - 11 Sep, 2017
The Ministry of Justice has published an updated practice framework for...
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