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Issue 78
September/October 2018
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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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This is a bumper edition as there was no September Pānui due to staff leave. Thank you to everyone who responded to our brief survey on the NZFVC website. The update is underway with feedback and input still welcome - please email us. Some of you indicated you find the library difficult to search at times. We hope the tips below will help, and please remember you are always welcome to call or email the Information Specialist for individual assistance, tailored to your information needs.
 
The Family and Whānau Violence Legislation Bill has passed its second reading in Parliament. The Government has outlined changes it will make at the committee stage. 
 
Other news, views and happenings in brief:  
Open for submissions:
NZFVC team @Tāmaki Innovation Campus
University of Auckland.
 
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Tip of the month
Searching the NZFVC library catalog  
You can start searching the NZFVC library catalog from any page of the NZFVC website - use the search box on the top menu bar. Click on the drop down arrow on the left of that box to search for a title or an author's name.

If you want to search by subject, the easiest way is to go to the Quick Topic Search and choose the most relevant topic. You can then refine your search using the options down the left hand side.

For information about searching using te reo Māori see our Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori news item.

There is also more information on how to search the library on the website.

The Information Specialist is always happy to help you with your searching. She is usually available Monday - Thursday, 8am-4pm - call 09 923 4640 and she can talk you through your next search or email: info@nzfvc.org.nz  
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  
Economic abuse in New Zealand: Towards an understanding and response
Sandra Milne, Susan Maury and Dr Pauline Gulliver, co-author, Nicola Eccleton
Abbotsford, Vic: Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, 2018
Summary : Economic abuse is often, but not always, part of a pattern of abusive control that incorporates other forms of intimate partner violence (IPV), including physical, sexual and psychological. However, awareness of economic abuse in New Zealand is quite low, and it has only recently been added to the legislative definition of family violence... Read more  
 
"There was no other way out": Exploring the relationship between women's experiences of intimate partner violence and their self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and suicide events
Ang July, Natalie Thorburn and Kate Burry.
Wellington, New Zealand: National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges, 2018

Summary: Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been implicated in a sizeable number of deaths by suicide worldwide, representing a hidden form of lethality of this type of violence. However, there are very few New Zealand-specific studies that focus on the intersections between IPV and suicide, and none that explore the subjective experiences of women who have suffered both IPV and suicidal thoughts or attempts.... Read more 
 
Promoting wellbeing through sexuality education
Wellington, New Zealand: Education Review Office, 2018

Summary: This report provides findings from ERO's evaluation of how well schools were promoting and supporting student wellbeing through sexuality education. It includes high-level findings, examples of good practice and recommendations for schools and policy audiences... Read more  
 
Report on the 2016 Mates & Dates survey: Report for the Violence Prevention portfolio at ACC
Sarah Appleton-Dyer, Alanna Soupen and Nishadie Edirisuriya
Auckland, New Zealand: Synergia,
Summary: This report presents the findings from an online survey of New Zealand high school students who participated in Mates & Dates between 2015 and 2016... Read more 
 
He Waipuna Koropupü - Suicide prevention and Māori wellbeing
Ngaropi Cameron, Leonie Pihama, Jocelyn Millard and Awhina Cameron
Tu Tama Wahine o Taranaki, 2017
Summary: This is a Kaupapa Māori research project that aimed to address the silence that exists in relation to Taranaki suicide... Read more  

Our ancestors enjoyed loving whānau relationships
Whānau, 2018
Summary: E 
Whānau has now published this booklet expanding on the 'Our Ancestors' information sheets highlighting how Māori cultural traditions protect wāhine, tamariki and tāne from violence and uphold the mana of all. Three videos support this resource... Read more  
 
Te Whakaruruhau - Partnering for Whānau Symposium Hamilton, 19-20 July 2018
Te Whakaruruhau and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga
Summary : This symposium brought together government, non-government, local community organisations, Iwi, researchers, legal representatives, reformed perpetrators and survivors of domestic violence to exchange success stories and discuss the challenges the whānau face when dealing with domestic violence... Read more  
 
Family Start evaluation: Capitalising on big data, unpacking the black box: A mixed methods approach
Davina Jones and Paul Arts
Wellington, New Zealand: Oranga Tamariki, 2018
Summary : In this presentation (slides and video available) the presenters talk about what we know about the Family Start home visiting programme to date and the different types of evidence used to evaluate it. They also discuss the tangible impact linked data is having on the Family Start programme... Read more  
 
Framework for change: Reducing children and young people's experience of violence. Report #1 Framework description
David Rees, Angela Boswell and Sarah Appleton-Dyer
Wellington, New Zealand: Synergia, 2017

Summary: This document presents the findings from the analysis of the literature, subject matter interviews and a workshop in a Framework for Change. The report is supported by figures, tables and questions that can be used to guide ACC and other key players in making investment decisions to reduce children and young people's experience of violence... Read more 
 
Safety of children in care: Measurement of harm. Includes: International approaches for reporting on harm experienced by children in care: A high-level review
Wellington, New Zealand: Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children, 2018

Summary: Based on extensive research conducted by Oranga Tamariki and published externally in November 2017, and subsequent advice from an Expert Measurement Group, a new measurement approach relating to the safety of tamariki in care has been identified... Read more 
 
Child, Youth and Family service experience insights
Wellington, New Zealand: Child, Youth and Family, 2016?

Summary: This document was released by Oranga Tamariki on 27 July 2018 in response to a request under the Official Information Act. The Expert Advisory Panel asked young people who have had contact with Child, Youth and Family to share their experiences to help the Panel rethink statutory services for vulnerable children and young people. The Panel also spoke to the adults playing key roles in the lives of vulnerable children and young people, their parents, caregivers, and social workers... Read more 
 
Housing instability in Tāmaki Makaurau: Stories from single mothers and front-line service providers
Innovation Unit, Auckland Council, 2018
Summary: This report, commissioned by Auckland Council and led by the Innovation Unit,  gathered data on people's lived experience of housing instability in order to inform the development of a  homelessness plan for Tāmaki Makaurau... Read more 
 
Mana Wahine: Building an understanding of women's experience of homelessness in the Auckland city centre
Commissioned by Te Miringa Trust, produced by Lifewise
Auckland, New Zealand: Lifewise 2018
Summary: Homelessness is an issue that is highly gender bound in most western countries. While there is some information available relating to the experiences of homelessness in the city centre more generally, there is little that dives deep into the experience of women. This document is designed to highlight the unique and particular experiences and needs of women who find themselves homeless in the Auckland city centre....Read more 
 
Pacific Islands Families Study 2014: Mothers and youth gambling
Maria Bellringer, Komathi Kolandai-Matchett, Steve Taylor and Max Abbott
Auckland, New Zealand: Gambling & Addictions Research Centre, AUT University, 2017
Summary: The research is part of the longitudinal Pacific Islands Families (PIF) Study conducted by AUT, which is following a cohort of Pacific children born in 2000, and their parents. The longitudinal nature of the study has provided useful insights into changes in gambling behaviours and risk factors over time, as well as the social, family and environmental factors associated with gambling... Read more 
 
  Pacific family violence research series  
Pacific family violence research series
Yvonne Crichton-Hill
Wellington, New Zealand: Pasefika Proud, 2018
Summary : This paper provides an introduction to this Pacific family violence research series... Read more 
 
Cook Islands cultural concepts to inform family violence interventions and practice: Literature search
Jean Mitaera, Langi Paasi and Helena Filipo
Wellington, New Zealand: Pasefika Proud, 2016
Summary: This literature review identifies key Cook Island literature in the family violence area. The researchers concluded that the process of transforming Cook Island lives should always be underpinned by theories and practice methods that are Cook Island in origin. This research highlights the importance of indigenous Pacific approaches to family violence... Read more 
 
Tongan ethnic-specific approaches to family restoration: Scholarship research report
Sesimani Havea. Supervisor Siautu Alefaio-Tugia
Wellington, New Zealand: Pasefika Proud, 2018

Summary: This report explores how an indigenous Tongan faith based programme, Kainga Tu'umalie (Prosperous families) combined with indigenous Tongan cultural knowledge can prevent family violence from occurring, and heal and restore families where violence is present. The report emphasises the need for further research about the usefulness of faith based approaches to family violence... Read more 
 
Family violence initiatives and Pacific men: Literature review
Gemma Malungahu and Vili Nosa
Wellington, New Zealand: Pasefika Proud, 2016

Summary: This literature review focuses on the role of Pacific men in strengthening Pacific families, and explores the available literature about initiatives in this area. It considers whether international family violence initiatives can be applied to Pacific men in New Zealand... Read more  
 
What makes for a good marriage or partnership? Samoan case study
Tagaloatele Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop, Koleta Savaii and Eti Puni
Wellington, New Zealand: Pasefika Proud, 2016

Summary: Focussing on the Samoan community, this research project identifies a range of factors that influence marriage and partner relationships. It explores how recognising how Samoan relationships are constructed and change in light of influencing factors can enhance our understanding of how violence might be prevented and dealt with... Read more

More papers on the Living Standards Framework (New Zealand Treasury)
A Pacific perspective on the Living Standards Framework and wellbeing
Su'a Thomsen and Jez Tavita
Living Standards Series: Discussion Paper , 18/09
Summary: This paper has been prepared by the Treasury recognising the growing influence and impact of the Pacific diaspora and intergenerational population on the New Zealand economy and on New Zealand's place in the wider Pacific region...  Read more 
 
An Asian perspective and the New Zealand Treasury Living Standards Framework
Sue Yong
Living Standards Series: Discussion Paper, 18/10
Summary: The New Zealand Treasury has developed a Living Standards Framework (LSF) to assess the impact of government policies on intergenerational wellbeing. The Treasury is committed to incorporating New Zealand's diverse cultural perspectives into the LSF 
framework... Read more 
 
He Ara Waiora / A pathway towards wellbeing: Exploring Te Ao Māori perspectives on the Living Standards Framework for the Tax Working Group
Emily O'Connell,Tia Greenaway, Trevor Moeke and Sacha McMeeking
Living Standards Series: Discussion Paper, 18/11
Summary: "Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi". "With your contribution and mine, the people will prosper". The vision of the New Zealand Treasury is to promote higher living standards for all New Zealanders. The Treasury has always recognised that there are many possible ways to understand intergenerational wellbeing. The Treasury indicated earlier this year that the Crown-Māori relationship is integral to all four capitals in our Living Standards Framework... Read more  
 
Journal articles
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Conditional openness: Young people define practices for successful child protection interventions
Jackie Sanders, Robyn Munford, Ruth Ballantyne, Mark Henaghan, Racheal Allison and Rupert Jackson
Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 2017, 39(3): 261-278
Summary: Taking the reforms of child protection legislation that have occurred since the 1980s as a backdrop, this paper considers young people's perspectives on the factors that facilitated their engagement with child protection services and the barriers they perceived to effective service delivery. Drawing on findings from a New Zealand study [Pathways to Resilience Research Project] of young people's experience of multiple service use (child protection, mental health, youth justice and remedial education), the paper identifies that that rather than being 'resistant' or 'hostile' to statutory child protection intervention, young people reported a 'conditional openness'... Read more
 
 
International

General offending by domestic violence offenders
Don Weatherburn and Sara Rahman
Crime and Justice Bulletin, 2018, no. 215 
Sydney, NSW: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, 2018
Summary: Domestic violence (DV) offenders commit almost 2.5 times as many non-DV offences as DV offences a new study by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has found. The study examined all 100,668 offenders convicted of a DV offence in a NSW court between 2008 and 2017... Read more
 
How well does Australia's social security system support victims of family and domestic violence?
Sydney, NSW: National Social Security Rights Network, 2018

Summary: Family and domestic violence is common and its impact is far reaching. It occurs across all ages, and socioeconomic and demographic groups, but predominantly affects women and children. Between March and June 2018, the National Social Security Rights Network (NSSRN) undertook a research project to consider the relationship between the Australian social security system and family and domestic violence and to identify areas where support for victims of family and domestic violence could be improved... Read more 
 
The impacts of domestic and family violence on children: Research summary.  2nd edition.
Sydney, NSW: Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety Limited (ANROWS), 2018

Summary: This summary is designed for practitioners and policy-makers who want to know more about ANROWS research on the impacts of domestic and family violence (DFV) on children. Read more 

Investigating adolescent family violence in Victoria: Understanding experiences and practitioner perspectives
Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Karla Elliott and JaneMaree Maher
Melbourne, Vic: Monash Gender and Family Violence Research Program, Monash University, 2018
Summary: This project draws on the insights of 120 people who have experienced adolescent family violence and 45 Victorian experts, service providers, general practitioners and health service providers to provide new insights into the nature and impact of adolescent family violence, the adequacy of current criminal justice, service and therapeutic responses, and the needs for future practice and policy reform. While primarily Victorian focused, the findings are relevant to all Australian jurisdictions and comparative countries... Read more 
 
Measuring the prevalence of violence against women with disabilities: Summary report from a kNOwVAWdata initiative consultation, 18 October 2017, Canberra
Prepared by Cathy Vaughan, Alex Devine, Kristin Diemer and Henriette Jansen
UNFPA, 2018
Summary: This is a summary of the meeting that took place on 18 October 2017. It includes a brief overview of the current situation and suggests ways to measure prevalence of violence against women with disabilities... Read more 
 
Preventing intimate partner violence: Interdisciplinary perspectives
Edited by Claire M. Renzetti, Diane R. Follingstad and Ann L. Coker
Bristol, England: Policy Press, 2017
Summary: How can we prevent intimate partner violence (IPV)? And how do we define and measure "success" in preventing it? This book brings together researchers and practitioners from a wide range of fields to examine innovative strategies and programs for preventing IPV. The authors discuss evaluations of current prevention efforts, paying particular attention to underserved groups, including racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants and refugees... Read more
 
A practitioner's toolkit on women's access to justice programming
New York: UN Women, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2018
Summary: This toolkit demonstrates that challenging as they are, these barriers are not insurmountable. It provides practical guidance on how to address them across justice systems and within the contexts of: marriage, family and property rights; ending violence against women; and women in conflict with the law, with special reference to programming at country level. It reaffirms the importance of justice for women through a range of examples of innovative programming, grounded in a human rights approach and builds on three mutually reinforcing programmatic entry points... Read more 
 
Understanding recovery from a family perspective: A survey of life in recovery for families
Catrin Andersson, David Best, Jamie Irving, Michael Edwards, James Banks, Adam Mama-Rudd and Rebecca Hamer
London: Alcohol Research UK, 2018  

Summary: A growing body of research describes how the lives of dependent drinkers can change as they move from active addiction to recovery. The Life in Recovery surveys in the US, UK, Australia, Canada and South Africa all reveal marked improvements in physical and psychological health, family functioning, employment and education, reductions in crime and community engagement (Best, 2014; Best et al, 2015). However, no surveys have, until now, assessed the experience of recovery from the perspective of family members... Read more 
 

Journal articles 
Contact your local library for full text access to articles which are not freely available online.

Do different dimensions of ethnic identity reduce the risk of violence among Asian American and Pacific Islander adolescents in Hawai'i?
Katherine Irwin, Krysia Mossakowski, James H. Spencer, Karen N. Umemoto, Earl S. Hishinuma, Orlando Garcia-Santiago, Stephanie T. Nishimura & SooJean Choi-Misailidis
Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 2017, 27(3): 151-164
Summary : This study examines whether different dimensions of ethnic identity are associated with reduced risk of violence among an understudied population: Asian American and Pacific Islander adolescents. Drawing from survey data of 298 Native Hawaiian, Samoan, Japanese, and Filipino adolescents in Hawai'i, this study focuses on whether three dimensions of ethnic identity ("affirmation and belonging," "ethnic identity achievement," and "other-group orientation") are related to overall and different types of violence... Read more

The path to economic independence among survivors of intimate partner violence: A critical review of the literature and courses for action
Einat Peled and Karni Krigel
Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2016, 31: 127-135 
Summary: Public policy encourages women, including survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), to develop economic independence. However, a critical review of the literature in this field reveals that IPV survivors face unique obstacles in doing so: active and violent intervention by the perpetrator; damage to the survivor's health due to prolonged subjection to violence; and structural obstacles... Read more
 
Wellbeing outcomes for children exposed to multiple adverse experiences in early childhood: A systematic review
Kiley W. Liming and Whitney A. Grube
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal , 2018, 35(4): 317-335
Summary : This systematic review sought to examine and synthesize empirical research on the association between early childhood (0-83 months) exposure to multiple adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the child's social, behavioral, emotional, or physical developmental wellbeing.... Read more  
In the news
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Report explores women's experiences of abuse, violence and suicidality - 8 Oct, 2018
The National Collective of Independent Women's Refuges has published a report...

FVDRC develops resources for lawyers working with IPV victims facing criminal charges - 8 Oct, 2018
The Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) has published information to...

Tü Whānau 2018 poster competition open for entries - 8 Oct, 2018
Tü Whānau is holding a poster design competition for the first time. E Tü..

ERO report on school-based sexuality education finds ongoing inadequacies and inconsistency - 3 Oct, 2018
The Education Review Office (ERO) has published a report on their review of...

New government "joint venture" approach to addressing family and sexual violence - 2 Oct, 2018
The Government has announced a new "joint venture" approach to addressing...

Government consulting on significant reforms to public service - 2 Oct, 2018
The Government is consulting on reforms to the public service. Minister of...

Consultation on welfare reforms; Social Security Legislation Rewrite Bill passes - 1 Oct, 2018
The Government's Welfare Expert Advisory Group (WEAG) is inviting public...

Family and Sexual Violence Work Programme update - MAT, September 2018 - 25 Sep, 2018
The September email update from the Government's cross-agency family violence...

Family and sexual violence service provider updates - MSD, September 2018 - 24 Sep, 2018
The Ministry of Social Development's (MSD) latest two email updates for family...

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori; government consultation on Te Reo Māori strategy - 13 Sep, 2018
'Kia Kaha te Reo Māori' is the theme of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language...

We're updating our website - have your say - 11 Sep, 2018
In response to your feedback, we're updating our website. We've created a very...

Government consultation on gambling strategy - 11 Sep, 2018
The Ministry of Health is seeking public feedback on its Strategy to Prevent...

Consultation open on family court review - 6 Sep, 2018
The Independent Panel reviewing the 2014 Family Court reforms is now accepting...

Government consulting on rental legislation; tenancy rights and domestic violence - 30 Aug, 2018
The Government is undertaking a targeted reform of the Residential Tenancies...

New process to identify and address harm to children in state care - 30 Aug, 2018
The Minister for Children Tracey Martin announced a new approach to monitoring...
Events 
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recently added events

Dates throughout the year 
Child Matters & Oranga Tamariki. Free seminars 
Locations throughout Aotearoa. See website for details.
 
2 October - 9 November 2018 *NEW*
Welfare Expert Advisory Group Community Forums
Around Aotearoa New Zealand
 

15 October - 14 December 2018 *NEW*
Safe and Effective Justice Programme Advisory Group - Te Uepü Hāpai i te Ora
Public meetings and drop-in sessions
Around Aotearoa New Zealand
 
16 October 2018 *NEW*
Māori-led solutions to family violence
Tōmaiora seminar
Auckland

16 October 2018 
Advanced Child Protection Workshop:
Safeguarding Children and young people
Christchurch 
 
16 - 17 October 2018 
Shine Advanced Training 
Auckland

17 October 2018 *NEW*
The first refuge - a talk by Rosemary Howard
Ara Institute of Canterbury
Christchurch
 
18 October 2018 *NEW*
Strangulation in the Family Violence Context
Training
Masterton

18 - 19 October 2018 
Training workshop
Christchurch
 
19 October 2018 *NEW*
Responding to victims of family violence
Training provided by Wellington Women's Refuge
Wellington 
 
21 - 24 October 2018 
Toronto, Canada
 
24 - 25 October 2018 
Wellington 

 
24 - 25 October 2018 
Conference 
Wellington 
 
29 - 30 October 2018 
Auckland
 
31 October 2018 
Symposium 
Auckland 
 
5 - 7 November 2018  
Safety 2018 - The 13th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion 
Bangkok, Thailand

6 November 2018 *NEW*
Better engagement and better outcomes with PCOMS Community Research webinar
Online

9 November 2018 *NEW*
National Training Day for Trauma-Informed Care
Werry Workforce Whāraurau
Wellington

13 November 2018 *NEW*
Child Protection Level 1
Safeguarding Children seminar
Porirua, Wellington

13 - 16 November 2018  
2018 International Indigenous Research Conference 
Hosted by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga 
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland
 
16 November 2018 (15 November 2018 in US) *NEW*
Uncovering Sexual Assault in Domestic Violence Calls: An Improved Law Enforcement Response to Assess for Sexual Violence, Build an Evidence Based Case and Reduce Gender Bias
EVAWI Webinar
Online 
 
20 - 21 November 2018 
International Domestic Violence & Health Conference: Sustainable Change in the Health Sector 
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
 
25 November 2018 
White Ribbon Day 
Events around Aotearoa New Zealand throughout November

28 - 29 November 2018 *NEW*
#Be Someone Who Does Something
MATE Inaugural Conference

Gold Coast, Qld, Australia
 
2019
 
16 - 20 January 2019 
SSWR 2019 Annual Conference 
San Francisco, CA, United States
Save the date
 
5 - 6 February 2019 
Melbourne, Australia 
 
22 - 25 April 2019 *UPDATED*
International Conference on Sexual Assault, Intimate Partner Violence, and Increasing Access
EVAWI 2019 conference 
San Diego, California, United States 
 
21 - 24 October 2019 *UPDATED*
SVRI Forum 2019 
Cape Town, South Africa
Registration opens 2 December 2018
Call for abstracts closes 25 January 2019