Family and Community Sector Information Alerts
These links to online information relating to the family and community sector are provided by the Ministry of Social Development’s Information Centre. They include:
- national and international research
- reports
- new initiatives
- events
Please note these links are passed on for reference by the sector and relate to external resources. As a result, some of these links may break over time.
They are grouped by subject with latest alerts listed first.
» Care and Protection of Children
» Child Development
» Child Health
» Child Welfare
» Childcare and Education
» Children
» Children and Truancy
» Communities
» Cultural Awareness
» Families
» Family Violence
» Health
» Mental Health
» Non Profit Organisations
» Parenting
» Social Justice
» Social Research
» Social Work Practice
» Work and Families
» Youth
Care and Protection of Children
Joint inspection of services to protect children and young people in the Midlothian Council area
Author: Mitchell, Kevin
Organisation: HM Inspectorate of Education (Scotland)
Imprint: Livingston: HMIE (HM Inspectorate of Education), 2007
» Go to the article on the HMIE website
The mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents in home-based foster care
Author: Sawyer, Michael G.; Carbone, Josephine A.; Searle, Amelia K.; Robinson, Philip
Organisation: Medical Journal of Australia
Imprint: 2007
» Go to the article on the mja website
Promoting healthy families in your community: 2007 resource packet
Organisation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Administration on Children, Youth and Families. Children's Bureau.; Friends National Resource Center for Community-based Child Abuse Prevention
Imprint: Washington, D.C.: Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 2007
» Go to the article on the Child Welfare website
Training for kinship caregivers
Organisation: National Resource Center for Family-Centred Practice and Permanency Planning
Imprint: New York: National Resource Center for Family-Centred Practice and Permanency Planning, 2006
» Go to the article on the Hunter website
Report of the independent expert for the United Nations study on violence against children
Author: Pinheiro, Paulo Sergio
Organisation: United Nations. Secretary-General
Imprint: United Nations, 2006
» Go to the article on the violence study website
Multi-site evaluation of Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs)
Organisation: University of New Hampshire. Crimes Against Children Research Center; United States. Dept of Justice.Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Imprint: Durham, N.H.: Crimes Against Children Research Center, 2006
» Go to the article on the unh website
Child Development
Growing up in Scotland: a study following the lives of Scotland's children
Author: Anderson, Simon; ... [et al.]
Organisation: Scottish Centre for Social Research; Centre for Research on Families and Relationships
» Go to the article on the Scotland govt website
Child Health
Even one is too many: a call for a comprehensive action plan for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: report of the Standing Committee on Health
Author: Merrifield, Rob
Organisation: Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Health
Imprint: [Ottawa]: Canada. House of Commons, 2006
» Go to the article on the parl website
Child Welfare
Child poverty in perspective: an overview of child well-being in rich countries: a comprehensive assessment of the lives and well-being of children and adolescents in the economically advanced nations
Author: Adamson, Peter; ... [et al.]
Organisation: UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre
Imprint: Florence: UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2007
» Go to the article on the Unicef website
Child protection Australia 2005-06
Organisation: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Imprint: Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2007
» Go to the article on the AIHW website
Child welfare workforce: implications for the private nonprofit sector
Author: Dreyfus, Susan N.; Hornung, Susan Dean
Organisation: Alliance for Children and Families
Imprint: Houston: Cornerstones For Kids, 2006
» Go to the article on the cornerstones4kids website
Meth and child welfare: promising solutions for children, their parents and grandparents
Organisation: Generations United
Imprint: Washington, D.C. : Generations United, 2006
» Go to the article on the ipath website
Childcare and Education
Employment developments in childcare services for school-age children
Author: Elniff-Larsen, Angela; Dreyling, Melissa; Williams, Jenny
Organisation: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
Imprint: Dublin: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, 2006
» Go to the article on the bookshop website
Getting organized: unionizing home-based child care providers
Author: Chalfie, Deborah; Blank, Helen; Entmacher, Joan
Organisation: National Women's Law Center
Imprint: Washington, D.C.: National Women's Law Center, 2007
» Go to the article on the nwlc website
The new discrimination and childcare
Author: Apps, Patricia
Organisation: Australian National University. Centre for Economic Policy Research
Imprint: Canberra: Centre for Economic Policy Research, Australian National University, 2006
» Go to the article on the anu website
Setting the stage for a youth development associate credential: a national review of professional credentials for the out-of-school time workforce
Author: Dennehy, Julie; Gannett, Ellen; Robbins, Rachel
Organisation: National Institute on Out-of-School Time; Wellesley Centers for Women
Imprint: Houston: Cornerstones For Kids, 2006
» Go to the article on the cornerstones4kids website
Sure Start children's centres
Organisation: United Kingdom. Comptroller and Auditor General
Imprint: London: National Audit Office, 2006
» Go to the article on the nao website
The Pathways to Prevention Project: the first five years 1999-2004
Author: Hornel, Ross; ... [et al.]
Organisation: Griffith University. Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance; Mission Australia
Imprint: Brisbane: Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance, 2006
» Go to the article on the griffith website
Children
The state of Victoria's children report 2006: every child every chance
Organisation: Victoria. Dept. of Human Services
Imprint: Melbourne: Victorian Government Department of Human Services, 2006
» Go to the article on the cepr website
Children and Truancy
Tool kit for creating your own truancy reduction program
Organisation: United States. Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs
Imprint: Washington: Office of Justice Programs
» Go to the article on the ojjdp website
Communities
Careers at the coal-face?: community services in South Australia: workforce development: full report to The Human Services Research Initiatives Program
Author: Carson, Ed; Maher, Christine; King, Peter
Organisation: University of South Australia. Hawke Research Institute for Sustainable Societies
Imprint: University of South Australia, Social Policy Research Group, 2007
» Go to the article on the unisa website
Community engagement: practical lessons from a pilot project
Organisation: United Kingdom. Home Office. Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
Imprint: Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, 2007
» Go to the article on the home office website
Connecting communities in neighbourhoods: the ‘what works guide’ for organizations working with refugees, asylum seekers and migrant workers in neighbourhood renewal areas
Organisation: Department for Communities and Local Government (London)
Imprint: Department for Communities and Local Government, 2007
Go to the article on the renewal website
Looking down the road: leadership for Canada’s changing communities
Author: Maxwell, Judith
Organisation: Community Foundations of Canada; The Calgary Foundation; Canadian Policy Research Networks
Imprint: Ottawa: Community Foundations of Canada, 2007
» Go to the article on the cprn website
Respect and renewal: a study of neighbourhood social regeneration
Author: Page, David
Organisation: Joseph Rowntree Foundation; Bradford University
Imprint: York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2006
» Go to the article on the jrf website
Cultural Awareness
Our nation's future - multiculturalism and integration = The duty to integrate: shared British values
Author: Blair, Tony
Organisation: United Kingdom. Office of the Prime Minister
Imprint: London: Office of the Prime Minister, 2006
» Go to the article on the number 10 website
Families
Children beyond dispute: a prospective study of outcomes from child focused and child inclusive post-separation family dispute resolution: final report
Author: McIntosh, Jennifer E.; Long, Caroline
Organisation: Family Transitions; Relationships Australia; La Trobe University; Australia. Attorney-General’s Department
Imprint: 2006
» Go to the article on the ag website
Recent progress in marriage and relationship education in Australia
Author: Parker, Robyn
Organisation: Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse
Imprint: Canberra: Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2007
» Go to the article on the aifs website
Report of the review of official family statistics
Organisation: Statistics New Zealand
Imprint: Wellington: Statistics New Zealand, 2007
» Go to the article on the Statistics NZ website
Aiming high for children: supporting families
Organisation: United Kingdom. HM Treasury; United Kingdom. Department for Education and Skills
Imprint: London: HM Treasury, 2007
» Go to the article on the hm-treasury website
Guide for schools: working with counsel appointed by the Family Court to represent children
Author: The Family Law Section, New Zealand Law Society
Organisation: The Family Law Section, New Zealand Law Society
Imprint: The Family Law Section, New Zealand Law Society, n.d.
» Go to the article on the NZ Law society website
OECD family database
Organisation: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Directorate for Education, Employment, Labour and Social Affairs; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Directorate for Education, Employment, Labour and Social Affairs
Imprint: OECD, 2007
» Go to the article on the oecd website
Linking to learn and learning to link: building integrated systems of school-based support for children and families in a disadvantaged community
Organisation: Griffith University. Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance
Imprint: Brisbane: Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance, 2007
» Go to the article on the Griffith website
Family Violence
Good practice in indigenous family violence prevention - designing and evaluating successful programs
Author: Memmott, Paul; Chambers, Catherine; Go-Sam, Carroll; Thomson, Linda
Organisation: Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse
Imprint: Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse, 2006
» Go to the article on the Australian domestic violence clearinghouse website
Health
The 'Healthy living' social marketing initiative: a review of the evidence
Author: Jebb, Susan; Steer, Toni; Holmes, Christopher
Organisation: United Kingdom. Department of Health; MRC Human Nutrition Research (Cambridge)
Imprint: Great Britain. Department of Health, 2007
» Go to the article on the Department of Health website
Therapy guidelines for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse (version one)
Author: McGregor, Kim
Imprint: ACC Healthwise, 2001
» Go to the article on the nzfvc website
Mental Health
Evidence-based practices: shaping mental health services towards recovery
Organisation: United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Imprint: Washington: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 2007
» Go to the article on the samhsa website
Non Profit Organisations
Giving New Zealand: philanthropic funding 2006
Author: Slack, Adrian; Leung-Wai, Jason
Organisation: Philanthropy New Zealand; Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL)
Imprint: Wellington: Philanthropy New Zealand, 2007
» Go to the article on the giving website
Parenting
Title: Early Head Start and teen parent families: partnerships for success
Organisation: Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Imprint: Washington, D.C.: Center for Law and Social Policy (USA), 2007
» Go to the article on the clasp website
Social Justice
Strategies for social justice: place, people and policy
Author: Maxwell, Judith
Organisation: Community Foundations of Canada; The Calgary Foundation; Canadian Policy Research Networks
Imprint: Ottawa: Community Foundations of Canada, 2006
» Go to the article on the cprn website
Social Research
The practice of research reviewing 1: an assessment of 28 review reports
Author: Boaz, Annette; Solesbury, William; Sullivan, Fay
Organisation: University of London. ESCR UK Centre for Evidence Based Policy and Practice
Imprint: London: ESCR UK Centre for Evidence Based Policy and Practice, 2007
» Go to the article on the evidence network website
The practice of research reviewing 2: ten case studies of reviews
Author: Boaz, Annette; Solesbury, William; Sullivan, Fay
Organisation: University of London. ESCR UK Centre for Evidence Based Policy and Practice
Imprint: London: ESCR UK Centre for Evidence Based Policy and Practice, 2007
» Go to the article on the evidence network website
Social Work Practice
A literature review on multiple and complex needs
Author: Rosengard, Ann; Laing, Isla; Ridley, Julie; Hunter, Susan
Organisation: United Kingdom. Scottish Executive. Social Research
Imprint: Edinburgh: Scottish Executive Social Research, 2007
» Go to the article on the Scotland Gov website
Work and Families
A new social contract: restoring dignity and balance to the economy
Author: Kochan, Thomas; Shulman, Beth
Organisation: Economic Policy Institute
Imprint: Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute, 2007
» Go to the article on the shared prosperity website
An unexpected tragedy: evidence for the connection between working patterns and family breakdown in Australia<br>
Author: Shepanski, Paul; Diamond, Michael
Organisation: Relationships Forum Australia
Imprint: Sydney: Relationships Forum Australia, 2007
» Go to the article on the relationships forum website
It's about time: women, men, work and family: final paper 2007
Author: Squire Sarah; Tilly, Jo
Organisation: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Imprint: Sydney: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 2007
» Go to the article on the hreoc website
The rich and the rest of us: the changing face of Canada's growing gap
Author: Yalnizyan, Armine
Organisation: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Imprint: Toronto: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2007
» Go to the article on the policy alternatives website
Youth
Volunteers mentoring youth: implications for closing the mentoring gap
Author: Foster-Bey, John; Dietz, Nathan; Grimm, Robert, Jr.
Organisation: Corporation for National and Community Service
Imprint: Washington, D.C.: Corporation for National and Community Service, [2006]
» Go to the article on the national service website
Capturing promising practices in recruitment and retention of frontline youth workers
Author: Garza, Pam
Organisation: National Collaboration for Youth
Imprint: Washington, D.C.: National Collaboration for Youth, 2006
» Go to the article on the nydic website
Conduct disorder in older children and young people: research messages for practice problems
Author: Joughin, Carol; Morley, Dinah
Organisation: Research in Practice
Imprint: Totnes: Research in Practice, 2007
» Go to the article on the rip website
The forum for youth investment
Author: Washington, D.C.: The Forum for Youth Investment
Organisation: Washington, D.C.: The Forum for Youth Investment
Imprint: Washington, D.C.: The Forum for Youth Investment
» Go to the article on the forumfyi website
The Surgeon General's call to action to prevent and reduce underage drinking 2007
Author: United States. Department of Health and Human Services
Organisation: United States. Department of Health and Human Services
Imprint: Washington, D.C.: Department of Health and Human Services, 2007
» Go to the article on the surgeon general website
