Snapshot series Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2011 This snapshot series takes a look at some of the Families Commission main research topics. Each snapshot provides a brief bibliography and covers the commission's position. Topics include:…
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…
Measuring social inclusion: People with experience of mental distress and addiction Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2011 This report examines how included people with experience of mental distress and addiction are in society across 10 key areas, such as relationships, health and employment.…
Family Court Review: Parenting through Separation participant feedback Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2011 Parenting through Separation is a free voluntary information programme for parents and aims to help separating parents help their children. A summary of participant feedback is…
Violence in families – the experience and needs of the child Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2011 Social Work Now, Issue 47, pages 27-34. New Zealand is no different from many other countries in the levels of violent and abusive behaviour within households. Most…
Living With Addiction: Exploring the issues for families Last Publication Date: 23 Nov 2010 This report explores and exposes issues that have arisen for New Zealand family members as they have supported a family member through an alcohol and/or other…
Life After Study: International students' settlement experiences in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 This report uses multiple information sources to describe the characteristics of international students in New Zealand, the motivations of former international students who have successfully transitioned…
Whānau Taketake Māori: Recessions and Māori resilience Last Publication Date: 15 Sep 2010 Families Commission report, Whānau Taketake Māori: Recessions and Māori resilience, promotes an understanding of the impact that recessions have on Māori that can only be understood…
Health in Justice: Improving the health of prisoners and their families and whānau Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2010 The report outlines the nature and extent of prisoners' poor health, the contribution community health status makes to poor prisoner health and to imprisonment, the negative…
Learning from Tragedy: Homicide within Families in New Zealand 2002-2006 Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2010 This report provides the first complete picture of homicide within families in New Zealand.