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2019
February
New legislation passes to make registration mandatory for Social workers
Whānau Ora Review Report released
Free Confidence, Wellbeing & Employment Group
Weekly Media Roundup
DVFREE Workshop: Creating Effective Domestic Violence Policy & Procedures
DVFREE Workplace: 'First Responder' Domestic Violence Training
Responding effectively to victims of domestic violence
Women in Action | Wahine Toa
State of the Nation Report 2019 - Are You Well? Are We Safe?
Therapeutic social work handbook available for purchase
Consultation open on health and disability system review
UN review of NZ human rights makes more than 30 recommendations on violence
Friendship House Pathways to Resilience Conference
Weekly Media Roundup
The Safe and Effective Justice Advisory Group - Public conversation session
MSD update on Whānau Resilience
Justice reform survey open for victims/survivors of crime
Royal Commission Update - February 2019
NGO Leadership Forum – Oranga Tamariki System
2019 Family Planning Training Courses
Waitakere Health Link: Community Services Open Day
Women's Centre Waitakere
Job Vacancy at Family Action: After Hours Sexual Harm Crisis Support Workers
Whāngaia Bulletin January 2019
Weekly Media Roundup
October 15, 2014 at 8:10 PM
Changes pose major risk to women:
A Women's Refuge educator says changes to the Family Court system potentially increase the stress and risk to women in abusive relationships.
The NZ Family Violence Clearinghouse has also sourced research from the UK that questions the suitability of the FDR process, raising concerns in relation to screening for domestic violence before mediation.
Woman jailed for fatally stabbing boyfriend:
A young Whangarei woman who used a kitchen knife to stab her boyfriend -- who later died while shopping -- has been sentenced to three years and two months in jail for manslaughter.
Preventive detention for 20 years years of abuse"
Sexually depraved long-term abuser Allan Neil Rosewarne has been sentenced to preventive detention after inflicting almost 20 years of cruelty on two partners.
Manning up to a violent past:
Vic Tamati speaks about his experiences as a both a victim and a perpetrator of family violence at the launch of Christchurch's White Ribbon campaign.
Homelessness can happen to anyone:
Being long-term homeless is not a choice that anyone makes, social policy campaigners say.
PM backs child poverty advice:
Officials are recommending the Government not spend any more money fighting poverty, despite believing that would alleviate the problem.
'Groundbreaking' programme to fold:
A unique programme addressing violence, substance abuse and mistrust of police among refugee families will end this month because of a funding shortage.
The Stronger Families project, run since March by Wellington's Changemakers Refugee Forum, placed "community champions" in refugee communities to advise them about New Zealand law, and link families to services that could help them.
Lesley Elliott awarded top prize:
The mother of a woman murdered by her former boyfriend has won the Supreme Women of Influence Award for her campaign against domestic violence.
Police to work with men at the centre of domestic violence:
Christchurch police are set to work with men at the centre of domestic violence in the hope of reducing rates of family violence incidents in the lead-up to Christmas.
Christchurch Police and AVIVA - a specialist family violence agency in Christchurch - will engage together with men that have either been a victim, subject or offender in a family violence incident.
See also: ChCh police sign agreement with AVIVA
'Angel Month' to shine light on domestic violence:
A major campaign to keep children safe in their homes has launched this month, dubbed 'Angel Month'.
Organiser, Family Works Northern, is calling for more 'guardian angels' to donate to Family Works social services for children and their families, including counselling and parenting programmes.
Maori told to put a halt to family violence 'tragedy':
An impassioned plea has been made for Maori to address family violence.
“You know 300 children are hanging on by their fingertips,” said Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, chairwoman of Te Pou Matakana, a Whanau Ora commissioning agency. She was speaking to the Our Problems, Our Solutions crime prevention seminar in Gisborne yesterday.
