Social Return on Investment (SROI) is one way to evaluate the return of a programme/project or organisation. Recently, we shared research from Volunteering New Zealand on the impact of volunteers…continue reading
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Dates to Keep in Mind, June 2013
Below are a few dates of research related events in June (and some previews for the next few months). ANGOA Community & Voluntary Sector Research Forums Wellington Research Forum Tuesday…continue reading
Whānau, Disability, and Whānau Ora Research #3
“Today Michael’s Mum came and her name is Bernie and we were talking about Michael to see how we could help him. We can play games with him and show…continue reading
A Manager’s Guide to Suicide Postvention in the Workplace
A manager’s guide to suicide postvention in the workplace: 10 action steps for dealing with the aftermath of suicide (2013). American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and the National Action Alliance…continue reading
Whānau, Disability, and Whānau Ora Research #2
A number of factors determine the outcomes for Maori disabled and their whanau. Some directly relate to how their needs are supported to participate in their own lives, communities and…continue reading
Whole-Person Care in Mental Health: From Rhetoric to Reality
Whole-person care: From rhetoric to reality (achieving parity between mental and physical health) Royal College of Psychiatrists, (2013, March). London: Author. There is an ambition for the NHS to put…continue reading
Launch of Volunteering New Zealand's Competencies for Managers of Volunteers 12 June 13
Launch of Volunteering New Zealand’s Competencies for Managers of Volunteers Wednesday 12 June 2013 Just days before National Volunteer Week (16-22 June), Volunteering New Zealand are launching the much-anticipated Competencies for Managers of…continue reading
Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health
Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health is an open access journal, meaning that it is publicly available on the internet. It is published by Native Counselling Services…continue reading
Literature Review of Health Literacy Education: Training Tools and Resources
This literature review provides an overview of evidence-based health literacy education, training tools and resources for health professionals available in New Zealand and overseas. This report begins by defining the…continue reading
Social Development Dialogue – Wairarapa, 11 June
We’d love to invite you to join Community Research, the New Zealand Council of Social Services and the Social Development Partners, for a discussion of the current environment, and the…continue reading
Economics in policy-making – briefings from the New Economics Foundation
The New Economics Foundation are offering a series of 10 briefings to equip readers with the ability to identify weak rationale and challenge it, the first two are below and…continue reading
General Practices in Whānau Ora Collectives
In February this year the Ministry of Health released its report on the performance of general practices in Whānau Ora collectives, as at September 2012. The results in the report…continue reading