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Are our Pacific peoples ok? : improving intimate partner violence services for Pacific peoples (Pasifikans) / Nandika Rohini Currey.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Pasifika occasional paper series ; v. 2, no. 1.Publisher: Auckland, N.Z. : Office of the Directorate Pasifika@Massey : Masilamea Press, 2011Description: 41 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0986456195
  • 9780986456190
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.8292089994093 23
LOC classification:
  • HV6250.3 .N45C87 2011
Contents:
Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword / Sitaleki A. Finau -- Introduction -- Background (Intimate partner violence in New Zealand ; New Zealand's "Pacific peoples" ; Pacific peoples & intimate partner violence ; Ethnic-specific research ; Pacific peoples & intimate partner violence -- overseas ; Factors influencing intimate partner violence ; Government initiatives for intimate partner violence ; Closer to home: the role of Pacific families & communities ; Violence-support agencies ; Aims & objectives) -- Methods (Rationale for key informant interviews ; The sample ; Sampling strategy ; Recruitment of participants ; Interview procedure ; Analysis ; Ethical issues) -- Results(Service provider factors ; Service user factors ; Systemic factors) -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Appendices (1. Letter of invitation to participate ; 2. Notice for family violence clearinghouse website ; 3. Information sheet ; 4. Interview schedule ; 5. Consent form).
Summary: "Intimate partner violence is a significant public health issue in Aotearoa. A particular sub-group overrepresented as victims & offenders of violent crimes is Pacific peoples. Recent studies indicate that both Pacific men and women perpetrate violence towards each other. This study aimed to investigate ways of improving violence-support services for Pacific peoples to help address this issue. ..."--Abstract.
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Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword / Sitaleki A. Finau -- Introduction -- Background (Intimate partner violence in New Zealand ; New Zealand's "Pacific peoples" ; Pacific peoples & intimate partner violence ; Ethnic-specific research ; Pacific peoples & intimate partner violence -- overseas ; Factors influencing intimate partner violence ; Government initiatives for intimate partner violence ; Closer to home: the role of Pacific families & communities ; Violence-support agencies ; Aims & objectives) -- Methods (Rationale for key informant interviews ; The sample ; Sampling strategy ; Recruitment of participants ; Interview procedure ; Analysis ; Ethical issues) -- Results(Service provider factors ; Service user factors ; Systemic factors) -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Appendices (1. Letter of invitation to participate ; 2. Notice for family violence clearinghouse website ; 3. Information sheet ; 4. Interview schedule ; 5. Consent form).

"Intimate partner violence is a significant public health issue in Aotearoa. A particular sub-group overrepresented as victims & offenders of violent crimes is Pacific peoples. Recent studies indicate that both Pacific men and women perpetrate violence towards each other. This study aimed to investigate ways of improving violence-support services for Pacific peoples to help address this issue. ..."--Abstract.

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