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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The Clearinghouse has published
Mental health, addiction, trauma, violence and abuse: A selected bibliography
. The bibliography is intended as a reading guide to assist those wishing to make submissions to the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction, 2018. It specifically looks at the links between violence/abuse, trauma and mental health and addiction issues and the need to prevent and respond to these issues in integrated ways.
News, views and happenings in brief:
Open for submissions:
The NZFVC team @ Tāmaki Innovation Campus
University of Auckland
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Tip of the month
Recommended reading
The NZFVC published this recommended reading list last year to provide quick access to key research, reports, conceptual frameworks, tools and other resources that have been influential and useful in developing understandings of family violence, whānau violence, violence against women and gendered violence over time. We use "family violence" as an umbrella term including intimate partner violence, child abuse and neglect, elder abuse and more.
This is a reminder that this is a great starting point for anyone who has recently begun working or studying in the area of family or whānau violence and for everyone looking for key resources on particular topics.
Items range from websites, tools and YouTube clips to reports and journal articles. Some of them are classic or seminal pieces and some are newer; they are ones we tend to come back to again and again. They are ones we frequently send out when people ask us for information on these topics. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list of the large amount of invaluable research that has been done and resources that have been created, but, we hope, a useful reference.
Recommended reading list is found under Publications on the menu bar. The list can be accessed by section online, or you can download it as a PDF or Word document for future use.
Please contact the Information Specialist with any feedback or questions.
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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 justice: An administrative review of family justice system reforms
Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Justice, 2017
Summary
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In 2014, major reforms were made to the Family Justice System. The reforms shifted the focus from court resolution of parenting disputes when parents separate to encouraging parents to reach agreement themselves where this is appropriate. The purpose of this report is to evaluate whether the changes made in the 2014 Family Justice reforms, primarily related to Care of Children Act 2004 (CoCA) proceedings, have achieved a number of intended benefits. Three other reports reviewing the 2014 family justice system reform recently released by the Ministry of Justice are listed below... Read more
Family justice reforms: An initial cohort analysis
Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Justice, 2017
Summary: This review tracks a cohort of people who entered the Family Justice System after the reforms and evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of in- and out-of-court services by comparing pre-and post-reforms cohort outcomes... Read more
Without Notice Applications in the Family Court: A report prepared for the Ministry of Justice
Wehipeihana, N., Spee, K., & Akroyd, S.
Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Justice, 2017
Summary
The primary aim of this research is to understand the causes of the increase in without notice COCA applications being filed in the Family Court since the reforms in March 2014. These are the key research questions... Read more
Exemptions from Family Dispute Resolution: Exemptions from Family Dispute Resolution where a party did not participate
Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Justice, 2017
Summary: The ministry contracts three fully-funded suppliers to deliver FDR services. Both the ministry and the suppliers believed parties chose not to take part in FDR due to cost, so we asked suppliers for more information about parties who do not participate in FDR... Read more
Seen and not heard: Children in the New Zealand Family Court. Part two - Lawyer for the child?
Herbert, R.L., & Mackenzie, D.
The Backbone Collective, 2018
Summary: In this second report in The Backbone Collective's 'Seen and Not Heard' series the Collective places Lawyer for Child under the microscope and investigates how this important component of the overall system is operating. After surveying hundreds of women who have children and are involved in New Zealand Family Court proceedings... Read more
Privacy, data and technology : human rights challenges in the digital age
A paper issued by the Human Rights Commission. Wellington, New Zealand: Wellington, New Zealand : Human Rights Commission, 2018
Summary: This paper provides a high-level summary of the key international and domestic human rights standards and principles that can guide legal and policy frameworks in responding to the rapid advance of digital technology. It is intended to assist anyone in New Zealand engaging in advocacy, research, policy or legislative development in this area... Read more
For whom the bell tolls: The sustainability of public social research institutions in New Zealand
Preston, D.A.
Wellington, New Zealand: Superu, 2018
Summary: This report was not commissioned to enter into the debate about social science, social research or social investment. Nor was it to fully analyse the reasons for Superu's demise. Rather, the underlying consultation was seen as a high level sweep of knowledge about a relatively narrow range of past social sector research initiatives, to identify any generic factors contributing to their success or failure. The aim of this report is to inform future initiatives and improve their chances of success... Read more
Gender budgeting: A useful approach for Aotearoa New Zealand
Morrissey, S.
Working paper, 18/02
Wellington: New Zealand Treasury, 2018
Summary
: Gender budgeting provides a way of analysing government expenditure and fiscal policy to promote gender equality. It can take many forms in practice including analysis of budget allocations, the structure of fiscal policies, expenditure tracking and monitoring systems to identify gender bias, whether explicit or implicit. It is generally understood that to ensure success such initiatives should be supported by both government and civil society. New Zealand has not introduced any formal gender budgeting initiatives. In this paper, its 2016 Tax Expenditure Statement was reviewed, and identified as lacking any gender specific analysis but including a number of expenditures that could have a potentially negative impact on gender equality...
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Te Tiriti o Waitangi-based practice in health promotion
Berghan, G., Came, H., Coupe, N., Doole, C., Fay, J., McCreanor, T., & Simpson, T.
Auckland, New Zealand: STIR: Stop Institutional Racism, 2017
Summary: Te Tiriti o Waitangi (te Tiriti) legitimises settler presence in Aotearoa New Zealand and governance by the British Crown. Therefore, te Tiriti must lie at the heart of ethical health promotion in this country. This resource, inspired by activist scholarship, explores the ways in which senior health promoters work with the articles of te Tiriti and its aspirations. The research question was: How do senior health promoters apply the articles of te Tiriti to practice?... Read more
A land of milk and honey? Making sense of Aotearoa New Zealand
Bell, A., Elizabeth, V., McIntosh, T., & Wynyard, M. (Eds.).
Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press, 2017
Summary: Since colonisation New Zealand has been mythologised as a land of milk and honey, a promised land of natural abundance and endless opportunity. In the twenty first century the country has become literally a land of milk and honey as agricultural exports from such commodities dominate the national economy. But does New Zealand live up to its promise? In this introductory textbook for first year sociology students some of this country's leading social scientists help us to make sense of contemporary New Zealand... Read more
Iranian New Zealander men's perception of domestic violence
Ghaleiha, A.
MSocSc thesis, University of Waikato, 2018
Summary
: Domestic violence is a significant social issue in both Iran and New Zealand. Ethnic migrants have a high risk of experiencing domestic violence and have distinct needs compared to the local population. The purpose of this study was to explore domestic violence in the context of migration, through Iranian migrant men's perceptions...
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Journal articles
Contact your local library for full text access to articles which are not freely available online.
Mana mātua: Being young Māori parents
Ware, F., Breheny, M., & Forster, M.
MAI Journal,
2018, 7(1): 18-30
Summary
: Young Māori parents strategically navigate Western parenting expectations, and issues of indigeneity in their construction of early parenting. A culturally based narrative approach to research with young Māori parents revealed personal stories of early parenting located in wider expectations from family and peers, their Indigenous community and society. The application of a Māori relational analytical framework reveals how young Māori parents navigate and negotiate assumptions about being young and being Māori...
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Māori, family group conferencing and the mystifications of restorative justice
Moyle, P., & Tauri, J.M.
Victims & Offenders
, 2016, 11(1): 87-106
Summary
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The Family Group Conferencing (FGC) forum is often presented by policy entrepreneurs and advocates as indicative of the ability of restorative justice (RJ) to accommodate the cultural and justice needs of diverse populations. In this article, the authors present recent empirical research from one of the authors on Māori experiences of the forum... Read more
Māori social workers' experiences of care and protection: A selection of findings
Moyle, P.
Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work
, 2014, 26(1): 55-64
Summary
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This article explores the challenges faced by seven Māori social workers who are also members of Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers (ANZASW) working within the child protection system in Aotearoa. Their views on what has improved for Māori whānau around recent legislation changes to family group conferencing (FGC) and newer policy initiatives such as Whānau Ora are examined. The study used a Māori-centred research approach and a thematic analysis of participants' accounts was undertaken... Read more
The prevalence of acquired brain injury among victims and perpetrators of family violence
Produced by a consortium led by Brain Injury Australia and including Monash University, Domestic Violence Victoria, No to Violence incorporating the Men's Referral Service and the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare.
Marricksville, NSW: Brain Injury Australia, 2018
Summary: T
his is Australia's first research into family violence and brain injury. Among the findings; of the 16,000 Victorians who attended hospital over a decade due to family violence, 2 in every 5 sustained a brain injury, nearly 1 in every 3 victims of family violence were children and, of those, 1 in every 4 sustained a brain injury... Read more
Women, disability and violence : barriers to accessing justice. Final report
Maher, J., Spivakovsky, C., McCulloch, J., McGowan, J., Beavis, K., Lea, M., Cadwallader, J., & Sands, T.
ANROWS Horizons
, 02/18
Sydney, NSW: ANROWS, 2018
Summary:
This research examines how disabled women worked to seek redress or support and the pathways and obstacles they encountered... Read more
ANROWS Compass
, 02/18
Key findings and future directions
Preventing sexual violence against young women from African backgrounds
Chung, D., Fisher, C., Zufferey, C., & Thiara, R.K.
Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
, no. 540
Canberra, ACT: Australian Institute of Criminology, 2018
Summary
: This study explored how young women from African refugee and migrant backgrounds understand and experience sexual coercion and violence. Data was gathered from young women from African backgrounds and a wide range of agencies in two Australian states, Western Australia and South Australia, to better understand the extent of their awareness of and concern about sexual coercion and assault...
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Assessing the impact of NSW's Safer Pathway Program on recorded crime outcomes: An aggregate-level analysis
Wan, W-Y., Thorburn, H., Poynton, S., & Trimboli, L.
Crime and Justice Bulletin, no. 210
Sydney: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, 2018
Summary: The Safer Pathway program has only had a limited effect on the incidence of domestic violence (DV) in NSW, according to this recent evaluation... Read more
The Domestic Violence Safety Assessment Tool (DVSAT) and intimate partner repeat victimisation
Ringland, C.
Crime and Justice Bulletin, no. 213
Sydney, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, 2018
Summary: The DVSAT screening tool (which is a key component of the Safer Pathway program), was also evaluated to see how reliable it is in identifying victims of domestic violence at high risk of repeat victimisation. This evaluation is separate but related to the evaluation of the NSW Safer Pathway Program. The DVSAT turned out to be a very poor instrument for measuring the risk of repeat domestic violence victimisation, often performing little better than chance... Read more
Masculine norms and violence: Making the connections
Heilman, B., & Barker, G.
Washington, DC: Promundo-US, 2018
Summary: What are the links between masculine norms and men's likelihood to perpetrate or experience violence? What implications do these links have for efforts to prevent the many forms of men's violence? This report combines a review of academic and grey literature with program evidence and input from expert reviewers across several fields of violence prevention to make the connections between harmful masculine norms and men's violence... Read more
Unmasking sexual harassment: How toxic masculinities drive men's abuse in the US, UK and Mexico and what we can do to end it
Heilman, B., & Barker, G.
Washington, DC: Promundo-US, 2018
Summary: In a recent study, Promundo explored young men's views about manhood through a new research tool called the "Man Box," a scale composed of 17 attitude statements on toxic masculinity. The original study included representative samples of more than 1,000 young men each in the United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), and Mexico, across rural and urban areas and all educational and income levels. Promundo has carried out additional data analysis, focusing specifically on learning more about young men and sexual harassment... Read more
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS): 2015 data brief
Smith, S.G., Zhang, X., Basile, K.C., Merrick, M.T., Wang, J., Kresnow, M., & Chen, J.
Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018
Summary: First launched in 2010 by CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) is an ongoing, nationally representative survey that assesses sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence victimization among adult women and men in the United States. This brief report presents the highlights from the 2015 data year of NISVS... Read more
Journal articles
Contact your local library for full text access to articles which are not freely available online.
Does childhood neglect contribute to violent behavior in adulthood? A review of possible links
Bland, V.J., Lambie, I., & Best, C.
Clinical Psychology Review
, 2018, 60: 126-135
Summary
: The role of child neglect, and subtypes of neglect, in the development of adult violent behavior is not well understood. The "cycle of violence" hypothesis, which predicts that individuals exposed to child physical abuse are more likely to be physically violent in adulthood, is well supported by the literature. However, a growing number of studies suggests that child neglect may be equally predictive, or more predictive, of adult violent...
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Parental reactions to parent- and sibling-directed aggression within a domestic violence context
Desir, M.P., & Karatekin, C.
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2018, Advance online publication, 7 February 2018.
Summary: Parent- and sibling-directed aggression by minor children are two forms of family violence that often co-occur and have strong relations to prior exposure to domestic violence, yet are often overlooked in intervention efforts. In addition, current research does not examine these forms of family violence in tandem, and there is very limited research with samples exposed to domestic violence. To better understand how these forms of aggression operate... Read more
A systematic review of intimate partner violence interventions: State of the field and implications for practitioners
Trabold, N., McMahon, J.M., Alsobrooks, S., Whitney, S., & Mittal, M.
Trauma, Violence & Abuse
, 2018, Advance online publication, 12 April 2018
Summary
: This systematic review examined the efficacy and effectiveness of interventions for victims of IPV related to physical and mental health and revictimization. Fifty-seven articles met inclusion criteria...
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Comparing help-seeking behavior of male and female survivors of sexual assault: A content analysis of a hotline
Young, S.M., Pruett, J.A., & Colvin, M.L.
Sexual Abuse, 2018, 30(4): 454-474
Summary: This content analysis examines written documentation of telephone calls to a regional sexual assault hotline over a 5-year period. All male callers identified as primary victims were selected for analysis (n = 58) and a corresponding sample of female primary victims (n = 58) were randomly selected for comparison to better understand the help-seeking behavior of sexual assault survivors and inform services accordingly.... Read more
Sexual victimization and mental illness prevalence rates among incarcerated women: A literature review
Karlsson, M.E., & Zielinski, M.J.
Trauma, Violence and Abuse, 2018, Advance online publication, 16 April 2018
Summary: Incarcerated women evidence high rates of both interpersonal trauma and mental illness. In particular, the rates of sexual violence victimization are so high that some researchers have suggested that sexual abuse may be a pathway to prison for women, likely through the development of mental illness, including substance abuse... Read more
Comprehensive sexuality education as a primary prevention strategy for sexual violence perpetration
Scheider, M. & Hirsch, J.S.
Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 2018, Advance online publication, 2 May 2018
Summary: In this article, the authors examine the potential of K-12 (primary school) comprehensive sexuality education, guided by the US National Sexuality Education Standards, to be an effective strategy. The discussion uses socioecological and feminist theories as a guide... Read more
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E Tü Whānau launches 2018 song competition - 15 May, 2018
E Tü Whānau has launched its 2018 song competition. The song competition...
What's the connection? Reading list on abuse/violence, mental health and addiction - 10 May, 2018
The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse has published a selected...
Mental Health Inquiry consultation opens; reading list on violence and mental health - 10 May, 2018
The website and consultation document for the Government Inquiry into Mental...
Government consultation on use of data and social wellbeing strategy - 10 May, 2018
Minister for Social Development Carmel Sepuloni has announced the Government is...
New Government funding for family violence services - 10 May, 2018
The Government has announced additional funding for family violence services...
MSD announces work to strengthen funding and delivery of family violence services - 6 May, 2018
The Ministry of Social Development's (MSD) email update on "sexual harm"...
Family and Sexual Violence Work Programme update, April 2018 - 6 May, 2018
The latest update from the Government's cross-agency family violence and sexual...
Backbone Collective releases new report on Lawyer for Child - 3 May, 2018
The Backbone Collective has released a fifth report on the Family Court,...
New reports and OIA responses on children from Oranga Tamariki and more - 1 May, 2018
Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children and other agencies have produced...
Spotlight remains on legal profession's responses to harassment, abuse and assault - 26 Apr, 2018
The spotlight on the legal profession's responses to domestic violence, sexual...
Hui, fono and public meetings starting for Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction - 24 Apr, 2018
As part of the Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction the Government...
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Events
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Until 4 July 2018 *NEW*
Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction Hui, fono and forums
Around Aotearoa New Zealand
Written submissions close 5 June 2018
25 May 2018 *NEW*
Working Together for Vulnerable Kids
Child Matters & Oranga Tamariki. Free seminars
Onehunga, Auckland
See website for other dates & locations around Aotearoa
29 May 2018 *NEW*
Toi Tü Te Whānau: Workshop on whānau and whakapapa for public policy
Wellington
29 May 2018 *NEW*
Vulnerability, Attachment and Child Development
Safeguarding Children Initiative
Nelson
30 May - 1 June 2018
Fofola E Fala - Tongan Family Violence Training
Pasefika Proud ethnic specific programmes
Auckland
31 May 2018
Exult workshop
Christchurch
31 May & 1 June 2018
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
SSPA workshop
Auckland
6 June 2018 *NEW*
Interactive Child Protection Development workshop
Safeguarding Children Initiative
Nelson
6 June & 7 June 2018 *NEW*
Working Together for Vulnerable Kids
Child Matters & Oranga Tamariki. Free seminars
Panmure, Auckland - 6 June 2018
Takapuna, Auckland - 7 June 2018
See website for other dates & locations around Aotearoa
8 June 2018 *NEW*
Improving Child Wellbeing - A Free Public Lecture Series presented by Presbyterian Support Northern
Next seminar: The role social housing plays in child wellbeing
Wellington - 8 June - 12.30pm
14 & 15 June 2018 *NEW*
Improving Child Wellbeing - A Free Public Lecture Series presented by Presbyterian Support Northern
Next seminar: Institutional and practice barriers to reducing child poverty
Auckland - 14 June - 7.45am
Wellington - 15 June - 12.30pm
14 - 16 June 2018
Toku Fou Tiale - Tuvalu Family Violence Training
Pasefika Proud ethnic specific programmes
Wellington
15 June 2018 *NEW*
19 June 2018 *NEW*
Advanced Child Protection workshop
Safeguarding Children Initiative
Nelson
21 - 23 June 2018
Fakatupuolamoui - Niue Family Violence Training
Pasefika Proud ethnic specific programmes
Auckland
22 June 2018 *NEW*
Improving Child Wellbeing - A Free Public Lecture Series presented by Presbyterian Support Northern
Next seminar: The role social housing plays in child wellbeing
Auckland - 22 June - 7.45am
26 June 2018
Exult workshop
Auckland
28 June 2018
Exult workshop
Whangarei
28 & 29 June 2018 *NEW*
Improving Child Wellbeing - A Free Public Lecture Series presented by Presbyterian Support Northern
Next seminar: How do you measure "child poverty" and what will the new Child Poverty Reduction Bill achieve?
Auckland - 28 June - 7.45am
Wellington - 29 June - 12.30pm
29 June 2018 *NEW*
Responding to victims of family violence
Wellington Women's Refuge training
Wellington
4 July 2018 *NEW*
Working Together for Vulnerable Kids
Child Matters & Oranga Tamariki. Free seminars
Pukekohe, Auckland - 4 July 2018
See website for other dates & locations around Aotearoa
19 - 21 July 2018
Boutokaan Te Mweeraoi - Kiribati Family Violence Training
Pasefika Proud ethnic specific programmes
Auckland
25 - 27 July 2018
O Le Tofa Mamao - Samoan Family Violence Training
Pasefika Proud ethnic specific programmes
Auckland
25 - 27 July 2018
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
5 - 7 September 2018
Third International Conference on Well-Being & Public Policy
Wellington
Save the date
6 - 7 September 2018 *NEW*
3rd Technology Safety Summit
Pre-Summit training for law enforcement personnel only
5 September 2018.
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
21 - 23 September 2018 *UPDATED*
Feminist engagements in Aotearoa: 125 years of suffrage and beyond
2018 Women's Studies Association / Pae Akoranga Wāhine Conference
Wellington
Save the date. Call for papers closes 30 June 2018
26 - 28 September 2018
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
16 - 17 October 2018
Working with victims & offenders in multiple settings
Shine Advanced Training
Auckland
29 - 30 October 2018
SSPA Conference 2018
Auckland
Save the date
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
20 - 21 November 2018 *UPDATED*
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2019
16 - 20 January 2019
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 2019 *UPDATED*
EVAWI 2019 conference
San Diego, California, United States
Save the date. Registration opens 1 July 2018
16 - 19 September 2019
Cape Town, South Africa
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