annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

Lawson-Te Aho, K. (1998). A review of evidence: A background document to support Kia Piki te Orao te Taitamariki. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Puni Kokiri, Ministry of Maori Development.Retrieved January 16, 2006, from http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/0/8469966f84afbd82cc256b4b0078b442?OpenDocumentSee: www.nzfvc.org.nz/12930.pubTopic Areas: Suicide/self-harm, Young persons, Indigenous, Maori, Cultural factors, Mentalhealth, Policy, CommunitiesAbstract: This publication is a background document to "Kia Piki te Ora o te Taitamariki:Strengthening Youth Wellbeing", one of two components of the New Zealand Youth SuicidePrevention Strategy (1998). "Kia Piki te Ora o te Taitamariki" provides a cultural frameworkspecific to Maori youth suicide prevention; the general population component of the strategyis "In Our Hands". The present publication by Lawson provides the evidence-based contextfor the "Kia Piki te Ora o te Taitamariki"."Kia Piki te Ora o te Taitamariki" highlights the importance of Maori individuals, whanau,hapu, iwi and communities in responding to Maori youth suicide. The author emphasises thatin order for prevention strategies to be successful, there needs to be a commitment fromwithin Maori communities to address the issue of Maori youth suicide. Furthermore, thereneeds to be an emphasis on the restoration of cultural values, traditions and practices.The significance of the relationship between culture and behaviour is also identified as beingcrucial in developing Maori youth suicide prevention strategies. As there is almost noresearch on Maori youth suicide, the majority of the literature referred to in this document isbased on international research of other indigenous peoples. However, the author highlightsthat this research is extremely relevant for Maori as many behavioural factors are consistentacross numerous indigenous populations. It is recognised that indigenous youth are morelikely to experience multiple risk factors for youth suicide than the general population, andthis is also true for Maori. (One of the identified risk factors is child abuse.) Moreover, thereare a number of additional risk factors for indigenous youth, both internationally and in NewZealand, including cultural degeneration and loss of cultural practice and identity. Thenegative effects of colonisation on Maori are also briefly addressed. The document includes asection on interventions for international indigenous youth suicide, using two internationalcase studies as examples. Implications for Maori youth suicide prevention are discussed.The document provides an overview of the consultation process with key stakeholders thattook place during the development of "Kia Piki te Ora o te Taitamariki". Maori youthperspectives on preventing Maori youth suicide are also summarised. Finally this backgroundreport outlines the five goals of "Kia Piki te Ora o te Taitamariki", and identifies the factorsrequired for effective cultural intervention.Lesorgen, L. (2001). The experience of protection orders. Unpublished master’s thesis, MasseyUniversity, Auckland, New Zealand.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13092.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Psychological/emotional abuse, Women, Justice,Protection orders, Legislation, Demographics/statisticsAbstract: This research examined the experience of protection orders, and the level of safetythey provide from the perspective of the women involved. The objectives of the study were toexamine whether the aims of the Domestic Violence Act (1995) have been achieved withrespect to protection orders, highlighting those components of the system which are working105