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Social Innovation in Northern Ireland, Findings from The Young Foundation
New research, released in April 2013, around new and innovative approaches for meeting current social, economic and environmental difficulties. The Young Foundation recently launched a report in Belfast looking at…
Impact of Father Involvement on Child Outcomes
Researcher, Jaipaul Roopnarine, looks at the impact of father involvement on child outcomes across cultures. This article shares some of his findings, particularly focusing on Caribbean fathers. He talks of the…
Social Return on Investment: Some Resources
Social Return on Investment (SROI) is one way to evaluate the return of a programme/project or organisation. Recently, we shared research from Volunteering New Zealand on the impact of volunteers…
Dates to Keep in Mind, June 2013
Below are a few dates of research related events in June (and some previews for the next few months). ANGOA Community & Voluntary Sector Research Forums Wellington Research Forum Tuesday…
Whānau, Disability, and Whānau Ora Research #3
“Today Michael’s Mum came and her name is Bernie and we were talking about Michael to see how we could help him. We can play games with him and show…
A Manager’s Guide to Suicide Postvention in the Workplace
A manager’s guide to suicide postvention in the workplace: 10 action steps for dealing with the aftermath of suicide (2013). American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and the National Action Alliance…
Whānau, Disability, and Whānau Ora Research #2
A number of factors determine the outcomes for Maori disabled and their whanau. Some directly relate to how their needs are supported to participate in their own lives, communities and…
Whole-Person Care in Mental Health: From Rhetoric to Reality
Whole-person care: From rhetoric to reality (achieving parity between mental and physical health) Royal College of Psychiatrists, (2013, March). London: Author. There is an ambition for the NHS to put…
Launch of Volunteering New Zealand's Competencies for Managers of Volunteers 12 June 13
Launch of Volunteering New Zealand’s Competencies for Managers of Volunteers Wednesday 12 June 2013 Just days before National Volunteer Week (16-22 June), Volunteering New Zealand are launching the much-anticipated Competencies for Managers of…
Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health
Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health is an open access journal, meaning that it is publicly available on the internet. It is published by Native Counselling Services…
Literature Review of Health Literacy Education: Training Tools and Resources
This literature review provides an overview of evidence-based health literacy education, training tools and resources for health professionals available in New Zealand and overseas. This report begins by defining the…
Social Development Dialogue – Wairarapa, 11 June
We’d love to invite you to join Community Research, the New Zealand Council of Social Services and the Social Development Partners, for a discussion of the current environment, and the…