Youth Forensic Services Development Last Publication Date: 21 Dec 2011 Youth forensic services are specialist mental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) services for young people with mental health disorders, AOD problems and/or intellectual disabilities…
Eating Together at Mealtimes: The role of family meals in the health and wellbeing of young people in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 10 Nov 2011 This research report aimed to summarise the literature on health and wellbeing indicators associated with the sharing of family meals, and to determine if these associations…
Recovery meanings and measures: A scan of the literature Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2011 Following the Mental Health Commission’s Statement of Intent 2009-2012 a “DHB Recovery Report Card‟ was to be developed. This report is a literature review as part…
Young people's estimates of how many New Zealanders smoke daily: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2011 Exposure to tobacco and smoking may influence young people's perception of smoking and how common it is to smoke. To understand whether young people see smoking as…
The involvement of alcohol consumption in the deaths of children and young people in New Zealand during the years 2005–2007 Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2011 While it is commonly accepted that alcohol misuse is harmful, very little is known about the effects of alcohol on the lives of children in New…
Cost Savings of Brief Alcohol interventions in Primary Health Care Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2011 Sapere Research Group was commissioned by ALAC to estimate the short-term health care cost savings from the use of alcohol brief interventions (BIs) in general practice…
Perceived access to tobacco: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 In 2010, around seven in 10 (69%) young people thought they definitely could not get cigarettes/tobacco from anyone in their family/whānau or from their home if…
Parental attitudes and rules around smoking: In Fact Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 In 2010, around eight in 10 (84%) young people agreed that their parents would be upset if they were caught smoking cigarettes/tobacco. Around six in 10…
Child and youth mental health and addiction Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 This report examines the need for youth mental health and addiction services, as well as assessing how well their needs are currently being met. It includes quantitative…
Survey of off-licence premises in North Shore/Hibiscus Coast: analysis of survey data Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2011 A survey of off-licence premises in the North Shore City Council (NSCC) region and Hibiscus Coast (within Rodney District Council [RDC] boundaries) took place in 2009/2010.…