annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

less attention than other forms of maltreatment. International statutory agencies’ neglectreports are briefly compared with the 1997 Children, Young Persons and Their FamiliesAgency statistics. Several of the harmful effects of neglect are explored, including poorschool achievement, failure to thrive, developmental delay, brain damage, and fatal neglect.Parental, family and system factors are examined regarding child neglect.Caton, A. (2001). Review of family violence prevention in NZ: Report on the outcomes of fourcommunity workshops. Unpublished report for the Ministry of Social Policy.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/12145.pubTopic Areas: Families, Women, Children, Adolescents, Young persons, Maori, Pacificpeoples, Justice, Protection orders, Legislation, Cultural factors, Gender, Health, Education,Media violence, Social services, Prevention/intervention/treatment, Intersectoral collaborationAbstract: This report provides a brief overview of a number of areas related to familyviolence prevention strategies. Information was gathered from community professionalsworking in the field of family violence in Christchurch, Porirua, Whanganui andThames/Hauraki. Focus group workshops were utilised to discover what strategies were inplace to address family violence, highlighting both the strengths and weaknesses of theseapproaches. This report describes the limitations of the methodology of the workshops. Therecommended outcomes from this process include the requirement for a holistic, intersectoralcollaborative approach that involves community, family and men’s groups, whilst alsorecognising the specific needs of Maori and Pacific peoples. Participants at these workshopsstated that challenging social beliefs around family violence is an important factor in familyviolence prevention. Information from these workshops is incorporated in the 2001 reportReview of Family Violence Prevention in New Zealand: Plan of Action.Cavanagh, M.–R., Read, J., & New, B. (2004). Sexual abuse inquiry and response: A New Zealandtraining programme. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 33(3), 137-144.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13072.pubTopic Areas: Child abuse and neglect, Victims/survivors, Mental health, Education, SocialservicesAbstract: This paper evaluates a training programme that aimed to educate mental healthworkers how to inquire about a client’s history of sexual abuse. Eighty-five participantsattended the programme, which was based on the goals of the Auckland District Health Boardand Auckland Rape Crisis. New Zealand and international research are summarised. Theauthors look briefly at the following: current practice; barriers for mental health workers toasking clients and for clients in responding to questioning; training for asking about abuse;and workplace policy and guidelines in New Zealand mental health services. The outcome ofthe training programme’s evaluation is also reported. Six weeks on from the trainingprogramme, staff were experiencing positive outcomes from the programme. A longerfollow-up period after future programmes is recommended.Centre for Research, Evaluation and Social Assessment. (1997). Measuring youth offending and reoffending.Wellington, New Zealand: Author.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/12075.pubTopic Areas: Adolescents, Perpetrators/offenders, Justice, Social services, Prevention/intervention/treatment, Demographics/statistics26