FYI: The Children’s Commission Experts Advisory Group on Children’s Poverty has released their terms of reference for their search for proposed solutions to child poverty in New Zealand.
Category Archives: Research
UNCRPD Monitoring Survey 2012
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability is a UN convention that aims to enshrine the rights of people with disabilities in law to ensure all people are afforded the human right to participate in their communities.
The New Zealand government has ratified the UN Convention and thus made a commitment to ensure legislation, policy and procedure to protect the rights of people with disabilities – including disability caused by the effects of a mental-health problem.
In 2011 a report to the UN was written by the government to summarise their progress towards this goal. A shadow report was also written by community groups in consultation with their stake-holders. There were some key differences in the perspectives of these two reports.
A monitoring survey has now been established to gather a wider perspective of how people living with disabilities in the community see things.
Follow the link below to fill out an anonymous survey and help the UN monitor what NZ needs to do better for people living with disability.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9FPMX82
Feedback Sought on Auckland Respite Services for People with Disabilities
Renaissance Group is a supplier of disability support services in the greater Auckland area.
In conversations and discussions at various network meetings with parents and families, the gaps in the respite services in the greater Auckland area has stood out.
In order to identify some of these gaps more clearly, feedback is needed from disabled people and their families currently accessing respite services, or disabled people and families who feel they need respite services but are currently not receiving this.
This feedback is completely anonymous. No one needs to put their names, or identify themselves in their feedback.
They are gathering this information to look at what respite services could look like moving forward, and how they can meet your needs at a wider level.
Open and save a copy of the Renaissance Group Questionnaire for Respite Services to your computer where you can complete it at your leisure.
They would really appreciate receiving your feedback by Monday 28th May.
Please reply with your responses to Evan Clulee either via email or alternatively you can post your questionnaire back:
- Email: evan.c@ren2001.co.nz
- Address: Renaissance Group, PO Box 63-001, Manukau City, Auckland 2241.
Sexuality Resources for Clinicians
“Let’s Talk About Sex….” is a report, best practice guide and clinicians reference card for working with the Rainbow Community in mental health and addictions settings. The research was conducted by Diana Rands and Anna Birkenhead for the Auckland District Health Board.
Download Copies Below:
Clinician’s Rainbow Pocket Guide
Full Report: Let’s Talk About Sex (Sexuality and Gender): Improving mental health and addiction services for Rainbow Communities
Service-Use 2009/10 Provisional Report
Mental health and addiction: service use 2009/10 (provisional)
Ministry of Health. (2012). Wellington: Ministry of Health.
This is the first publication in this series to use data extracted from the Programme for the Integration of Mental Health Data (PRIMHD). Earlier publications have used data from the Mental Health Information National Collection (MHINC). Includes new plain language summary document.
Key facts
- The age-specific rate of clients aged 15–19 was higher than the rate of any other age group.
- The male age-standardised rate was almost 1.5 times higher than the female rate.
- The Māori age-standardised rate was higher than all other ethnic groups.
- Between 2001/02 and 2009/10 the crude rate of clients seen increased.
- During the same period, the number of contacts, received in community or outpatient settings, increased. In comparison, the number of nights spent in inpatient or residential settings decreased.
Recovery Meanings and Measures Report Released
The Mental Health Commission released the Recovery Meanings and Measures report on November 2nd 2011. This report is a literature scan to clarify the concept of recovery and describe different recovery measures, as part of initial work to develop a “DHB Recovery Report Card”.
It is a resource for those working in mental health and addiction to help them understand the concept of recovery and how to evaluate the extent to which the services they provide are focused on recovery.
An online copy of the publication can be found here.
http://www.mhc.govt.nz/sites/mhc.govt.nz/files/Recovery%20meanings%20and%20measures.pdf
Alternative Activity Programme for Children
How much time does your child spend watching TV or playing video games?
Would you like some alternative activities for your family?
Are you concerned about your child’s TV and/or computer use?
Do you want to be part of a cool new study called SWITCH?
The Switch programme at the University of Auckland are looking for children aged 9–12,
who live in Auckland and watch TV/play video games/use computer for 2.5 hours per day.
This is the first study of its kind in New Zealand.
If you would like to take part in this exciting study (SWITCH),
please call 0800 SWITCH or email your enquiry to switch@ctru.auckland.ac.nz
