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The latest links to media articles on issues that impact on the family violence sector

Family Action has a vacancy for a Crisis Support Worker to provide support for survivors of sexual assault or abuse in the West Auckland area.

Our youth target for this program are Pasifika and Maori males between the ages of 16 & 22 that have an identified number of risk factors that are having an impact on their development and growth. Course starts 24th July 2017

Social investment is a buzzword that is guiding the current National Government’s social policy decisions. What does it mean? What are the implications of increased “target efficiency”? Speakers at the 2017 summit Beyond Social Investment will examine and critique this view of welfare provision, and discuss what a social welfare system that genuinely put “the well-being of children at the centre” would look like. What changes to policies and budgets would make the difference required for all children to thrive?

Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta's member's bill, Sentencing (Domestic Violence) Amendment Bill, was drawn from the ballot recently and will be considered by Parliament. The Sentencing (Domestic Violence) Amendment Bill proposes to amend section 9 of the Sentencing Act 2002 by adding domestic violence as aggravating factor. This would allow judges to consider history of domestic violence when making decisions about sentencing in court.

The Ministry of Social Development is running an open competitive tender to procure the delivery of a kaupapa Māori Pilot service to address harmful sexual behaviour.