annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

Williams, J., Neale, J., & Preston, D. (1998). Report of evaluation of elder abuse and neglectprogrammes [to] New Zealand Community Funding Agency. Wellington, New Zealand:Business and Economic Research Ltd.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/12132.pubTopic Areas: Elder abuse and neglect, Older persons, Maori, Policy, Social services,Prevention/intervention/treatment, Demographics/statisticsAbstract: This report is an evaluation of pilot programmes delivering elder abuse and neglectservices with the aim of providing information upon which to base future funding decisions.Fundamental questions about service delivery concerning need, effectiveness, improvements,coverage, cost effectiveness and need for standardisation are addressed.Williamson, R., & Drumm, J. (2005). ‘Stop Fighting.’ A report into 30 families seen by the ChildCrisis Team. Auckland, New Zealand: Preventing Violence in the Home.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13260.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Child abuse and neglect, Families, Women, Children,Adolescents, Children as victims, Children as witnesses, Social services, Prevention/intervention/treatment, Demographics/statisticsAbstract: This report examines and evaluates data gathered by Auckland’s Child CrisisTeam, which is a part of the Preventing Violence in the Home agency. The report looks at 30randomly selected cases involving 63 children handled by the team, and discusses servicesprovided and common characteristics among the users of the services.Key findings were that ethnic minorities in Auckland were over-represented in the statistics,and that the two most common age groups of children involved in domestic violence were 3-to 5-year-olds, and 12 years and over. Further findings showed that in 28 of the 30 cases theoffender was a male, and in 23 of these cases was the father of the child. Of the 63 children,43 said they had tried to intervene in a domestic violence incident between two caregivers.Over two-thirds of the children were distressed at leaving their mothers at home when goingto school, suggesting a high level of awareness of the abuse occurring. Many childrenexhibited trauma symptoms, such as not wanting to sleep in their own beds, night sweats, andgenerally feeling unhappy.The report also discusses the types of intervention provided. Following intervention,improvements in the children were observed in nearly three-quarters of the families, with halfof these noting a significant improvement. Parents also reported that the intervention had apositive impact on their lives.Wilson, K. (2002). New Zealand evidential interviewing within an international context [Electronicversion]. Social Work Now, (23), 9-14.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/12938.pubTopic Areas: Child abuse and neglect, Children as victims, Legislation, Prevention/intervention/treatmentAbstract: This article provides a summary of issues surrounding evidential interviewingdiscussed at the San Diego Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment held in 2002. Thearticle examines New Zealand practice methods of interviewing children who have beenabused, particularly the free narrative technique, and how these fit within the context ofinternational models. The impact on evidential interviewers through ‘vicarioustraumatisation’ is also discussed.183