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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
Gluckman, P. (2018).
Using evidence to build a better justice system: The challenge of rising prison costs. Wellington, New Zealand: Office of the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor.
Summary: The primary brief for work on this report was to explore the factors that have led New Zealand to have a high incarceration rate and the associated impacts on the capital cost of prisons...
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Manning, S., Felton, T-M., Boreham, C. & Ashdown, J. (2017).
Increasing the effectiveness of Stopping Violence Dunedin programmes. Dunedin, New Zealand: Stopping Violence Dunedin.
Summary: This document pulls together five strands of research. The first is a collection of demographic data concerning 502 participants who were referred to and attended programmes at Stopping Violence Dunedin (SVD) between July 2014 and July 2015. The second project involved following up all Corrections Department referrals that could be traced through the appropriate systems by asking the Department for data on re-offending in the year following July 2015. The third... Read more
Wilson, M., Hyslop, D., Belgrave, M., Vette, M., & McMillen, P. (2018).
Estimating the impact of Social Workers in Schools using linked administrative data: Working paper. Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Social Development & Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children.
Summary: Social Workers in Schools (SWiS) is a government-funded community social work service available in selected primary and intermediate schools and kura. Previous evaluations and kaupapa Māori studies of SWiS have found strong support for the service...
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Pihama, L. (2014).
Tiakina te Pā Harakeke: Māori childrearing within a context of whānau ora. (Online video). Auckland, New Zealand: Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga.
Summary: At its core, Tiakina Te Pā Harakeke is a project focused on tikanga and mātauranga Māori models of wellbeing for whānau. It supports the wellbeing of children and their families by identifying how they can first learn, and then practice in the true sense, the positive cultural approaches to childrearing as practiced by thet
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puna...
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Jones, W. (2017).
Ārai Whakamōmori: An exploration of Te Whakaruruhau's suicide prevention strategy.
MSocSc thesis, University of Waikato.
Summary: Te Whakaruruhau, Waikato Women's Refuge, have been able to achieve a suicide free environment for their clients for over 31 years. This research sought to understand how Te Whakaruruhau have been successful in preventing suicide for women and their partners. Intimate partner violence is closely associated with suicide risk, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and helplessness and hopelessness...
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Murphy, B.A. (2018).
Fighting back on feminist terms: Empowerment through self-defence in neoliberal times. In: Dale, C., & Overell, R. (Eds.). Orienting Feminism (pp.71-94). Palgrave Macmillan. (Book chapter).
Summary: In neoliberal times, patriarchal narratives about "women who ask for it" combine with the myth of meritocracy to make the slippery slope between safety advice and victim-blame slicker than ever. The only interventions that have shown empirical reductions in sexual assaults are "feminist empowerment" programmes that equip women with effective resistance skills... Read more
Journal articles
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Beddoe, L. & de Haan, I. (2018).
Addressing concerns about child maltreatment in schools: A brief research report on social work involvement in reporting processes.
Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 30(1): 58-64
Summary: School-based social workers (SWiS) in Aotearoa New Zealand work alongside teachers and principals to improve child wellbeing. The SWiS experience in addressing concerns about possible child abuse and neglect (CAN) is under-researched... Read more
Beddoe, L., de Haan, I., & Joy, E. (2018).
'If you could change two things': Social workers in schools talk about what could improve schools' responses to child abuse and neglect.
Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 30(1): 45-57
Summary: Given recent legislative changes to the child welfare system in Aotearoa New Zealand, it was deemed timely to examine the challenges faced by school-based social workers and other school professionals in responding to child abuse and neglect (CAN)... Read more
Gulliver, P., Fanslow, J., Fleming, T., Lucassen, M., & Dixon, R. (2018).
Uneven progress in reducing exposure to violence at home for New Zealand adolescents 2001-2012: A nationally representative cross
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sectional survey.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Advance online publication, 12 March 2018
Summary: The objective of this study was to explore trends, and identify risk factors, that may explain changes in adolescent exposure to family violence over time. Data for this study was drawn from the Youth 2000 series of cross
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sectional surveys, carried out with New Zealand high school students in 2001, 2007 and 2012. Latent class analysis was used to understand different patterns of exposure to multiple risks for witnessing violence at home among adolescents.
Across all time periods, there was no change in witnessing emotional violence and a slight decline in witnessing physical violence at home... Read more
Keddell, E., & Hyslop, I. (2018).
Role type, risk perceptions and judgements in child welfare: A mixed methods vignette study.
Child and Youth Services Review, 87; 130-139
Summary: Variable outcomes when family characteristics are similar are a problem in child welfare systems. Perceptions of risk and safety can vary widely, resulting in lack of consistency in practise and professional conflicts. This article reports on a mixed methods study that used an ecological approach to understanding variability in child welfare decision-making... Read more
Keown, L., Sanders, M.R., Franke, N., & Shepherd, M. (2018).
Te Whānau Pou Toru: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a culturally adapted low-intensity variant of the Triple P Positive Parenting Program for indigenous Māori families in New Zealand
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Prevention Science, Advance online publication, 22 March 2018
Summary: Evidence-based parenting support programs (EBPS) based on social learning and cognitive behavioral principles are effective in reducing conduct-related problems in a diverse range of cultural contexts. However, much less is known about their effects with indigenous families... Read more
Rouland, B., & Vaithianathan, R. (2018).
Cumulative prevalence of maltreatment among New Zealand children, 1998 - 2015.
AJPH, 108(4): 511-513
Summary: The objective of this study was to document, via linked administrative data, the cumulative prevalence among New Zealand children of notifications to child protective services (CPS), substantiated maltreatment cases, and out-of-home placements... Read more
Simon-Kumar, R. (2018).
Translating inclusion into influence in New Zealand: The conundrum of engaging gender organizations in public policy.
Journal of Women, Politics and Policy, Advance online publication, 3 April 2018
Summary: Women's and gender organizations in New Zealand, like the rest of the community sector, capitalized on opportunities to engage with government as part of an inclusive turn in policymaking in the last decade. For the local women's movement, inclusion offered the promise of strategic policy involvement at a time when the women's movement was in "abeyance." While governmental rhetoric emphasizes trusting and open relationships, the reality of engagement for organizations is complex... Read more
Simon-Kumar, R. (2015).
Between survival and relevance: Remaking 30 years of the Ministry of Women's Affairs.
Public Policy Quarterly, 11(1): 32-38
Summary: As part of marking the 30th anniversary of the ministry, this article traces its institutional development and the contested idea of its 'effectiveness'. It reviews diverse narratives about the ministry and re-examines the notion of 'relevance' in an era of conservative fiscal and political ideologies.... Read more
Axford, N., Lowther, K., Timins, L., Bjornstad, G., Book, L., Webb, L., & Sonthalia, S. (2018).
Rapid Review on safeguarding to update the Healthy Child Programme 5 to 19. London: Public Health England.
Summary: The purpose of this rapid review is to update the evidence in relation to safeguarding guidance in the Healthy Child Programme for 5 to 19 year-olds. It synthesises evidence about 'what works' in prevention and early intervention as regards child abuse and neglect, child sexual abuse and exploitation, intimate partner violence (IPV), female genital mutilation (FGM) and gang violence... Read more
Molloy, D., Barton, S., & Brims, L. (2017).
Improving the effectiveness of the child protection system: Overview. London: Early Intervention Foundation.
Summary: Increasing demands on the child protection system in the context of current fiscal constraints has led to growing debate as to how scarce resources can be used to best effect. This project addresses three main questions: What has been shown to improve outcomes for children in the child protection system?; What do we know about what local areas are delivering as part of the child protection system?; and What do we know about the overall effectiveness of the child protection system?.. Read more
NICE. (2017).
Child abuse and neglect. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Summary: This guideline covers recognising and responding to abuse and neglect in children and young people aged under 18... Read more
Smith, L. (2018).
Children experiencing interparental coercive control. Glasgow, Scotland: IRISS.
ESSS Outline, March 2018
Summary: This evidence summary seeks to address the following questions relating to coercive and controlling behaviours: What is the impact on children of living in a household where adults evidence coercive and controlling behaviours?; What are the effective methods of intervention for the child?..
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Tirilis, D., Yao, M., & Chang, D. (2018).
Engaging high risk families in home visiting programs: A rapid review. Brampton, Ontario: Region of Peel.
Summary: This review asked "what strategies engage high risk families in ongoing, active participation in home visiting programs?"... Read more
Watson, D. (2017).
Domestic abuse and child protection: Women's experience of social work intervention. Glasgow, Scotland: IRISS.
Insight, 36, March 2017
Summary: This Insight examines how women's narratives of their experience of domestic abuse and social work intervention in cases of child protection could inform practice in Scotland...Read more
Coumarelos, C., Forell, S., Wilson, A., & Karras, M. (2018).
Legal Aid NSW Domestic Violence Unit: Process evaluation of the first nine months. Sydney, NSW: Law and Justice Foundation.
Summary: The Domestic Violence Unit of Legal Aid New South Wales began operation in January 2016. It was established in response to an identified need for a more
integrated and intensive response to the complex legal and non-legal needs of people experiencing or at serious risk of domestic and/or family violence... Read more
End Rape on Campus Australia. (2018).
The red zone report: An investigation into sexual violence and hazing in Australian university residential colleges. End Rape on Campus Australia.
Summary: In recent years, Australian university 'Orientation Weeks' (O Weeks) have been highlighted as a time of pronounced vulnerability, particularly for new students. Sexual assault, hazing and excessive alcohol consumption have led sexual assault advocates to dub this week 'The Red Zone'. Research has recently found that residential colleges suffer from particular problems...
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Weissbourd, R. with Anderson, T.R., Cashin, A., & McIntyre, J. (2017).
The talk: How adults can promote young people's healthy relationships and prevent misogyny and sexual harassment
. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Summary: Over the past several years, in an effort to understand young people's romantic and sexual experiences, Making Caring Common has surveyed over 3,000 young adults and high school students from many parts of the country (United States) and has gathered insights from scores of formal interviews and informal conversations. They have also talked with adults who are key to young people, including parents, teachers, sport coaches, and counsellors... Read more
Journal articles
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Daly, A. (2018).
No weight for "due weight"?: A children's autonomy principle in best interest proceedings.
International Journal of Children's Rights,26(1): 61-92
Summary: Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) stipulates that children should have their views accorded due weight in accordance with age and maturity, including in proceedings affecting them. Yet there is no accepted understanding as to how to weigh children's views, and it is associated strongly with the indeterminate notion of "competence"... Read more
Featherstone, B., Morris, K., & White, S. (2014).
A marriage made in hell: Early intervention meets child protection.
British Journal of Social Work, 44(1): 1735-1749
Summary: In this article, the authors argue for the moral legitimacy of support and its difference from intervention and the need to engage with and develop a family support project for the twenty-first century... Read more
Fitz-Gibbon, K., Maher, JM., McCulloch, J., & Segrave, M. (2018).
Understanding and responding to family violence risks to children: Evidence-based risk assessment for children and the importance of gender.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, Advance online publication, 5 March 2018
Summary: This article responds to recent calls to better understand and respond to family violence risks to children. Drawing on the findings of a wider research project on family violence risk which engaged with over 1000 members of Victoria's family violence system through a survey, focus groups and in-depth interviews, this article examines practitioners' views on current practices and future needs for reform to improve family violence risk assessment practices for children.... Read more
Goddard, T., & Pooley, J.A. (2018).
The impact of childhood abuse on adult male prisoners: A systematic review.
Journal of Public and Criminal Psychology, Advance online publication, 6 March 2018
Summary: Childhood abuse has been associated with a broad range of adverse cognitive, emotional, behavioural and social outcomes. Research specific to adult male prisoners indicates an association between childhood abuse experiences and crime recidivism, mental health issues, substance abuse and interpersonal difficulties... Read more
Howe, R. (2018).
Community-led sexual violence and prevention work: Utilising a Transformative Justice framework.
Social Work and Policy Studies; Social Justice, Practice and Theory, 1(1)
Summary: This paper explores community-led groups working to bring about responses to sexual assault and intimate partner violence. Three case studies are presented here to highlight the valuable work undertaken by such groups and contribute to the literature on sexual violence education and prevention... Read more
Kania, R., & Cale, J. (2018).
Preventing sexual violence through bystander intervention: Attitudes, behaviors, missed opportunities, and barriers to intervention among Australian university students.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Advance online publication, 20 March 2018
Summary: The concept of bystander intervention is gaining popularity in universities as a mechanism to prevent sexual violence. Prior research has focused on correlates of bystanders' intentions to intervene and intervention behaviors in situations where there is a risk of sexual violence. The current study builds on this literature by exploring the nature of missed opportunities, including perceived barriers to intervention... Read more
Lauritzen, C., Vis, S.A., & Fossum, S. (2018).
Factors that determine decision making in child protection investigations: A review of the literature.
Child & Family Social Work, Advance online publication, 15 March 2018
Summary: The aim of the study was to conduct a systematic review of the literature on factors that determine decision making in child protection investigations. More specifically, to investigate the existing research on the 4 factors that are considered fundamental for child protection decision making: case characteristics, caseworker characteristics, organizational characteristics, and external factors... Read more
Metze, R.N., Abma, T.A., & Kwekkeboom, M.H. (2018).
Family Group Conferencing for older adults: Social workers views.
Journal of Social Work, Advance online publication, 2 March 2018
Summary: Family Group Conferencing as deployed in child care might be useful in elderly care to strengthen older adults' social networks and self-mastery. When Family Group Conferencing was implemented for older adults in the Netherlands, social workers were reluctant to refer... Read more
Morrison, S.E., Bruce, C., & Wilson, S. (2018).
Children's disclosure of sexual abuse: A systematic review of qualitative research exploring barriers and facilitators.
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 27(2): 176-194
Summary: This study evaluates and synthesizes qualitative evidence addressing factors affecting a child's decision to disclose an experience of sexual abuse... Read more
Postmus, J.L., Hoge, G.L., Breckenridge, J., Sharp-Jeffs, N., & Chung, D. (2018).
Economic abuse as an invisible form of domestic violence: A multicountry review.
Trauma, Violence & Abuse, Advance online publication, 27 March 2018
Summary: The predominant perception of intimate partner violence (IPV) as constituting physical violence can still dominate, particularly in research and media reports, despite research documenting multiple forms of IPV including sexual violence occurring between intimate partners and various forms of psychological and emotional abuse. One frequently hidden or "invisible" form of abuse perpetrated within intimate partner relationships is economic abuse, also referred to as financial abuse in much of the literature... Read more
Rempel, E., Donelle, L., Hall, J., & Rodger, S. (2018).
Intimate partner violence: A review of online interventions
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Informatics for Health and Social Care
, 2018, Advance online publication, 14 March 2018
Summary:. The onus on self-care in the face of violence remains almost singularly with the victims. Access to information and services in support of women's health and safety is fundamental. However, research gaps exist regarding how women access health information across all stages of an abusive intimate relationship. Given the ubiquity of online access to information, the purpose of this scoping review was to provide an overview of online interventions available to women within the context of intimate partner violence... Read more
Robbins, R., & Cook, K. (2017).
'Don't even get us started on social workers': Domestic violence, social work and trust - an anecdote from research.
British Journal of Social Work, 2017, Advance online publication, 10 November 2017
Summary: This paper explores the concept of trust in relation to social work, child protection and work on domestic abuse. Trust is a complex notion. Borrowing from the arguments of Behnia that trust is the outcome of a process, the paper uses the talk of women who have experienced social work in the context of domestic abuse and child protection to consider the barriers to trust building... Read more
Shaefer, H. L., Lapidos, A., & Wilson, R. (2018).
Association of income and adversity in childhood with adult health and well-being.
Social Service Review, Advance online publication, 25 March 2018
Summary: The authors analyse data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics-Childhood Retrospective Circumstances Study to explore the relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), childhood household income, and adult health and socioeconomic well-being.... Read more
Troy, V., McPherson, K.E., Emslie, C., & Gilchrist, E. (2018).
The feasibility, appropriateness, meaningfulness, and effectiveness of parenting and family support programs delivered in the criminal justice system: A systematic review.
Journal of Child and Family Studies, Advance online publication, 1 March 2018
Summary: Children whose parents are involved in the criminal justice system (CJS) are at increased risk of developing social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties and are more likely than their peers to become involved in the CJS themselves. Parenting behaviour and parent-child relationships have the potential to affect children's outcomes with positive parenting practices having the potential to moderate some of the negative outcomes associated with parental involvement in the CJS...
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Walklate, S., Maher, JM., McCulloch, J., & Fitz-Gibbon, K. (2018).
Victim stories and victim policy: Is there a case for a narrative victimology?
Crime, Media, Culture: An International Journal, Advance online publication, 21 February 2018
Summary: Since the 1980s, victims' voices have been increasingly heard and have been influential in policy debates. Since that time, the nature and presence of those voices has changed shape and form from the influence and presence of victim centred organizations to the rise of the high profile individual victim... Read more
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26-28 April 2018 *NEW*
O Le Tofa Mamao - Samoan Family Violence Training
Pasefika Proud ethnic specific programmes
Christchurch
2 - 4 May 2018
Conference
Melbourne,Victoria, Australia
2 - 5 May 2018
Waitangi, Bay of Islands
3 & 4 May 2018 *NEW*
Improving Child Wellbeing - A Free Public Lecture Series presented by Presbyterian Support Northern
Next seminar: Observations from New York: Incarcerated Mothers and their Children
Auckland - 3 May - 7.45am
Wellington - 4 May - 12.30pm
7 - 8 May 2018
Symposium and Thought Space Wānanga
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
8 & 9 May 2018 *NEW*
Netsafe Live
Sessions for school leaders, educators and parents
Alexandra - 8 May
Queenstown - 9 May
8-10 May 2018 *NEW*
QDVSN Conference
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
9 May 2018 *NEW*
2018 Privacy Forum
Wellington
10 May 2018
Exult workshop
Stratford, Taranaki
15 May 2018
Exult workshop
Wellington
15 - 17 May 2018 *UPDATED*
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
16 May 2018 *NEW*
Child Protection seminar - Level 1
Safeguarding Children Initiative
Nelson
16-18 May 2018 *NEW*
Kāiga Māopoopo - Tokelau Family Violence Training
Pasefika Proud ethnic specific programmes
Wellington
17 & 18 May 2018 *NEW*
Improving Child Wellbeing - A Free Public Lecture Series presented by Presbyterian Support Northern
Next seminar: Why improving productivity is important for children in poverty?
Auckland - 17 May - 7.45am
Wellington - 18 May - 12.30
30 May - 1 June 2018 *NEW*
Fofola E Fala - Tongan Family Violence Training
Pasefika Proud ethnic specific programmes
Auckland
31 May 2018
Exult workshop
Christchurch
31 May & 1 June 2018 *NEW*
Improving Child Wellbeing - A Free Public Lecture Series presented by Presbyterian Support Northern
Next seminar: Do public investments in human capital diminish with age?
Auckland - 31 May - 7.45am
Wellington - 1 June - 12.30pm
14 - 16 June 2018 *NEW*
Toku Fou Tiale - Tuvalu Family Violence Training
Pasefika Proud ethnic specific programmes
Wellington
21 - 23 June 2018 *NEW*
Fakatupuolamoui - Niue Family Violence Training
Pasefika Proud ethnic specific programmes
Auckland
26 June 2018
Exult workshop
Auckland
28 June 2018
Exult workshop
Whangarei
19 - 21 July 2018 *NEW*
Boutokaan Te Mweeraoi - Kiribati Family Violence Training
Pasefika Proud ethnic specific programmes
Auckland
25 - 27 July 2018 *NEW*
O Le Tofa Mamao - Samoan Family Violence Training
Pasefika Proud ethnic specific programmes
Auckland
25 - 27 July 2018 *UPDATED*
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
22 - 23 August 2018 *NEW*
Working with victims & offenders in multiple settings
Shine Advanced Training
Auckland
4 September 2018 *NEW*
Responding effectively to victims of domestic violence
Shine Introductory Training
Auckland
5 - 7 September 2018 *NEW*
Third International Conference on Well-Being & Public Policy
Wellington
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21 - 23 September 2018 *NEW*
Feminist engagements in Aotearoa: 125 years of suffrage and beyond
2018 Women's Studies Association / Pae Akoranga Wāhine Conference
Wellington
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26 - 28 September 2018
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
16 - 17 October 2018 *NEW*
Working with victims & offenders in multiple settings
Shine Advanced Training
Auckland
29 - 30 October 2018 *NEW*
SSPA Conference 2018
Auckland
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5 - 7 November 2018
Bangkok, Thailand
8 - 9 November 2018
Auckland
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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 extended to 1 May 2018
2019
16 - 20 January 2019 *NEW*
Ending Gender Based, Family and Community Violence
SSWR 2019 Annual Conference
San Francisco, CA, United States
Save the date. Call for abstracts closes 30 April 2018
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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