Social sector research online
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, and 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.
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Care and protection of children
Joint inspection of services to protect children and young people in the Midlothian Council area
(PDF | 12 pages | 212 KB)
Author: Mitchell, Kevin Organisation: HM Inspectorate of Education (Scotland)
Imprint: Livingston: HMIE (HM Inspectorate of Education), 2009
State Training Requirements for Kinship Caregivers (2009)
Organisation: National Resource Center for Family-Centred Practice and Permanency Planning
Imprint: New York: National Resource Center for Family-Centred Practice and Permanency Planning, 2009
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
Promoting healthy families in your community: 2008 resource packet
Organisation: Child Welfare Information Gateway, Children's Bureau, FRIENDS National Resource Center For Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention
Imprint: Washington, D.C.: Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 2008
Report of the independent expert for the United Nations study on violence against children
(PDF | 34 pages | 169 KB)
Author: Pinheiro, Paulo Sergio Organisation: United Nations. Secretary-General
Imprint: United Nations, 2006
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
Child development
Growing up in Scotland: a study following the lives of Scotland's children
(PDF | 227 pages | 2.92 MB)
Author: Anderson, Simon; ... [et al.]
Organisation: Scottish Centre for Social Research; Centre for Research on Families and Relationships
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
(PDF | 30 pages | 163 KB)
Author: Merrifield, Rob
Organisation: Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Health
Imprint: [Ottawa]: Canada. House of Commons, 2006
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
(PDF | 52 pages | 1.52 MB)
Author: Adamson, Peter; ... [et al.]
Organisation: UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre
Imprint: Florence: UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2007
Child protection Australia 2005-06
(PDF | 104 pages | 450 KB)
Organisation: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Imprint: Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2007
Meth and child welfare: promising solutions for children, their parents and grandparents
(PDF | 45 pages | 2.57 MB)
Organisation: Generations United
Imprint: Washington, D.C. : Generations United, 2006
Childcare and education
Employment developments in childcare services for school-age children
(PDF | 2 pages | 98 KB)
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
Getting organized: unionizing home-based child care providers
(PDF | 40 pages | 1.22 MB)
Author: Chalfie, Deborah; Blank, Helen; Entmacher, Joan
Organisation: National Women's Law Center
Imprint: Washington, D.C.: National Women's Law Center, 2007
The new discrimination and childcare
(PDF | 21 pages | 81.12 KB)
Author: Apps, Patricia
Organisation: Australian National University. Centre for Economic Policy Research
Imprint: Canberra: Centre for Economic Policy Research, Australian National University, 2006
Setting the stage for a youth development associate credential: a national review of professional credentials for the out-of-school time workforce
(PDF | 47 pages | 365 KB)
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
Sure Start children's centres
Organisation: United Kingdom. Comptroller and Auditor General
Imprint: London: National Audit Office, 2006
The Pathways to Prevention Project: ARC Linking to Learn, Learning to Link 2005-2009
Organisation: Griffith University. Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance; Mission Australia
Imprint: Brisbane: Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance, 2007
Children
The State of Victoria’s Children 2008
Organisation: Victoria. Dept. of Human Services
Imprint: Melbourne: Victorian Government Department of Human Services, 2008
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
Communities
Careers at the coal-face?: community services in South Australia: workforce development: full report to The Human Services Research Initiatives Program
(PDF | 227 pages | 4.75 MB)
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
Community engagement: practical lessons from a pilot project
(PDF | 10 pages | 57.55 KB)
Organisation: United Kingdom. Home Office. Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
Imprint: Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, 2007
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
Respect and renewal: a study of neighbourhood social regeneration
Author: Page, David
Organisation: Joseph Rowntree Foundation; Bradford University
Imprint: York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2006
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
Recent progress in marriage and relationship education in Australia
(PDF | 9 pages | 393 KB)
Author: Parker, Robyn
Organisation: Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse
Imprint: Canberra: Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2007
Report of the review of official family statistics
Organisation: Statistics New Zealand
Imprint: Wellington: Statistics New Zealand, 2007
Aiming high for children: supporting families
(PDF | 86 pages | 483 KB)
Organisation: United Kingdom. HM Treasury; United Kingdom. Department for Education and Skills
Imprint: London: HM Treasury, 2007
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.
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
Linking to learn and learning to link: building integrated systems of school-based support for children and families in a disadvantaged community
(PDF | 10 pages | 125 KB)
Organisation: Griffith University. Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance
Imprint: Brisbane: Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice and Governance, 2007
Family violence
Good practice in indigenous family violence prevention - designing and evaluating successful programs
(PDF | 36 pages | 509 KB)
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
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
Therapy guidelines for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse (version one)
Author: McGregor, Kim
Imprint: ACC Healthwise, 2001
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
Non-profit organisations
Giving New Zealand: philanthropic funding 2006
(PDF | 68 pages | 1.23 MB)
Author: Slack, Adrian; Leung-Wai, Jason
Organisation: Philanthropy New Zealand; Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL)
Imprint: Wellington: Philanthropy New Zealand, 2007
Parenting
Early Head Start and teen parent families: partnerships for success
(PDF | 23 pages | 3.44 MB)
Organisation: Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Imprint: Washington, D.C.: Center for Law and Social Policy (USA), 2007
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
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
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
Social work practice
A literature review on multiple and complex needs
(PDF | 151 pages | 823 KB)
Author: Rosengard, Ann; Laing, Isla; Ridley, Julie; Hunter, Susan
Organisation: United Kingdom. Scottish Executive. Social Research
Imprint: Edinburgh: Scottish Executive Social Research, 2007
Work and families
A new social contract: restoring dignity and balance to the economy
(PDF | 21 pages | 287 KB)
Author: Kochan, Thomas; Shulman, Beth
Organisation: Economic Policy Institute
Imprint: Washington, D.C.: Economic Policy Institute, 2007
An unexpected tragedy: evidence for the connection between working patterns and family breakdown in Australia
(PDF | 3 pages | 80.19 KB)
Author: Shepanski, Paul; Diamond, Michael
Organisation: Relationships Forum Australia
Imprint: Sydney: Relationships Forum Australia, 2007
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
The rich and the rest of us: the changing face of Canada's growing gap
(PDF | 54 pages | 611 KB)
Author: Yalnizyan, Armine
Organisation: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Imprint: Toronto: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2007
Youth
Volunteers mentoring youth: implications for closing the mentoring gap
(PDF | 30 pages | 1.95 MB)
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]
Capturing promising practices in recruitment and retention of frontline youth workers
(PDF | 46 pages | 1.01 MB)
Author: Garza, Pam
Organisation: National Collaboration for Youth
Imprint: Washington, D.C.: National Collaboration for Youth, 2006
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
The Surgeon General's call to action to prevent and reduce underage drinking 2007
(PDF | 107 pages | 1.41 MB)
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
