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SuperBetter – a Self-Help Game to Increase Resilience
SuperBetter is an online therapeutic tool for better mental health offered by Reach Out Pro in Australia. In an increasingly technology-driven culture, these tools reach young people in the medium…
NGO Workshops: Corporate Engagement through Volunteering and Workplace Giving for NGOs – Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch
Calling All Fundraising and Volunteering Managers Businesses are constantly reviewing their Corporate Citizenship or Corporate Social Responsibility programmes. As NGOs, it is important to continue asking if we are giving…
Whānau Ora action research is providing tangible evidence of transformation following whānau planning and engagement.
Action research – as part of the wider measurement activity for the Whānau Ora approach – is focused on providing evidence of provider practice, developing improved whānau-centred service delivery and…
New Resource for Stopping Bullying
New resource: Bully Stoppers An online toolkit created by the Victoria Government’s Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) helps to recognise and respond to bullying effectively. Bully Stoppers…
3 Questions To Ask When Evaluating Your Grantmaking Initiative
This blog post poses good questions to ask when evaluating a project, with particular reference to grant making initiatives. What do you want to know? “This should be based on your goals…
Whanau-Centred Health and Social Service Delivery in New Zealand
Whanau-centred health and social service delivery in New Zealand: The challenges to, and opportunities for, innovation Boulton, A., Tamehana , J., & Brannelly, T. (2013). An article from MAI Journal 2013:…
Understanding Connections and Relationships, Issues Papers 3 and 4 from The Family Violence Clearinghouse
Two new papers on Understanding Connections and Relationships from the Family Violence Clearinghouse. Issues Paper 3: Understanding connections and relationships: Child maltreatment, intimate partner violence and parenting Murphy, C., Paton,…
Māori customary law: A relational approach to justice
Stephanie Vieille has written about Māori customary law in the open access International Indigenous Policy Journal. Stephanie spent time in Aotearoa in the summer of 2010 and conducted open-ended interviews…
Te Pūwānanga, the Quarterly Newsletter of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, Available Now
The Takurua/Winter issue of Te Pūwānanga, the quarterly newsletter of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, is now available to read online here. A few highlights from this issue are: Introducing the new editors…
What is Researcher Wellbeing and How Can we Manage and Nurture it?
Staying a productive, sane and sociable researcher is no mean feat, says Charlotte Morris, in this article. Morris talks about increasing expectations, from attaining a PhD to teaching to publishing…
Measures of Community Wellbeing
The Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG) has published a resource to support local councils in assessing the progress of community wellbeing. The report, Community Wellbeing Indicators: Measures for…
Homelessness and the Next Generation, Findings from
A report from Wesley Mission highlights the realities of young people and children who are affected by ongoing homelessness. The report, Homelessness and the Next Generation, focuses on families experiencing immediate and longer-term…