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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
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
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
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
Resources available, The Case Foundation
The Case Foundation “invests in ideas that can change the world”. They are a family foundation that specialises in learning in four key areas: Social Media, Active Citizenship, Good Giving…continue reading
Making Health Services Adolescent-Friendly, World Health Organisation
World Health Organization. (2013). Geneva: World Health Organization. This guidebook sets out the public health rationale for making it easier for adolescents to obtain the health services they need to…continue reading
Resources on International Philanthropy and Grantmaking
The Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS) Knowledge Center is a clearinghouse for publications produced by them, Some of the resources available include: WINGS Forum 2010: Innovation and Impact –…continue reading
Stark Findings About Poverty in the UK Revealed in Open University Collaborative Report
Findings of a new report into poverty and social exclusion make grim reading of the extent of deprivation and financial difficulties faced by people in the UK. The Poverty and…continue reading
Building Child Aware Communities
“Speaking at the Child Aware Approaches Conference in Melbourne (11-12 April 2013), Julie Collins, Minister for Community Services, said the Australian Government would be providing $810,000 to assist communities to…continue reading