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Archive for June, 2013
Self-Harm: Longer-Term Management Evidence Update
This report provides a summary of selected new evidence relevant to NICE (National Institute for Health & Care Excellence, UK) clinical guideline 133 ‘Self-harm: longer term management’ (2011) These updates…
Helping others: What can you do?
A booklet released earlier this year from the New Zealand Family Violence It’s Not Ok Campaign. The booklet aims to give people confidence to reach out to others they are…
Narrowing Gap Between Māori and Non-Māori Life Expectancy
A report published in April 2013 by Statistics New Zealand. The gap between Māori and non-Māori life expectancy at birth has narrowed to 7.3 years, based on death rates in…
New Videos Section for Whānau Ora Research Website
We have just added a new videos section to the Whānau Ora Research website that will allow you to find all the videos in one place. You will find the…
A comparison of Alcohol Measures as Predictors of Psychological Distress in the New Zealand Population
An article by Foulds, J. A., Wells, J. E., Lacey, C. J., et al. (2013). Found in the The International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, 2(1), This article explores the…
SuperBetter – a Self-Help Game to Increase Resilience
SuperBetter is an online therapeutic tool for better mental health offered by Reach Out Pro in Australia. In an increasingly technology-driven culture, these tools reach young people in the medium…
NGO Workshops: Corporate Engagement through Volunteering and Workplace Giving for NGOs – Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch
Calling All Fundraising and Volunteering Managers Businesses are constantly reviewing their Corporate Citizenship or Corporate Social Responsibility programmes. As NGOs, it is important to continue asking if we are giving…
Whānau Ora action research is providing tangible evidence of transformation following whānau planning and engagement.
Action research – as part of the wider measurement activity for the Whānau Ora approach – is focused on providing evidence of provider practice, developing improved whānau-centred service delivery and…
New Resource for Stopping Bullying
New resource: Bully Stoppers An online toolkit created by the Victoria Government’s Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) helps to recognise and respond to bullying effectively. Bully Stoppers…
3 Questions To Ask When Evaluating Your Grantmaking Initiative
This blog post poses good questions to ask when evaluating a project, with particular reference to grant making initiatives. What do you want to know? “This should be based on your goals…
Whanau-Centred Health and Social Service Delivery in New Zealand
Whanau-centred health and social service delivery in New Zealand: The challenges to, and opportunities for, innovation Boulton, A., Tamehana , J., & Brannelly, T. (2013). An article from MAI Journal 2013:…
Understanding Connections and Relationships, Issues Papers 3 and 4 from The Family Violence Clearinghouse
Two new papers on Understanding Connections and Relationships from the Family Violence Clearinghouse. Issues Paper 3: Understanding connections and relationships: Child maltreatment, intimate partner violence and parenting Murphy, C., Paton,…