Te Aorerekura : towards eliminating family violence – reflections from the Atawhai project
Eppel, Elizabeth
Te Aorerekura : towards eliminating family violence – reflections from the Atawhai project Elizabeth Eppel, Claire Gear, Hazel Hape, Jane Koziol-McLain, Anna Rolleston, Ngareta Timutimu, Hori Ahomiro, Clare Healy, Kelsey Hegarty and Claire Isham - Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, 2025 - Policy Quarterly .
Policy Quarterly, 2025, 21(1): 96 - 103
amily violence is an under-recognised contributor to ill-health.
Atawhai, a three-year research project focusing on sustainable
responses to family violence in primary healthcare services, suggests that relati onships and networks among locality-based service providers and local communities will help in making New Zealand’s strategy to eliminate family violence a reality. More is needed than joining up the government agencies delivering services to those experiencing family violence. Building relationships between communities and healthcare providers to harness the contextual and
cultural knowledge of those most affected has to be integral to a sustainable response that begins to address the causes of this wicked problem, along with developing place-based solutions. (Authors' abstract). Record #9149
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
FAMILY VIOLENCE
HEALTH
INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION
INTERVENTION
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
MĀORI
RANGAHAU MĀORI
Te Aorerekura | National Strategy
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
NEW ZEALAND
Te Aorerekura : towards eliminating family violence – reflections from the Atawhai project Elizabeth Eppel, Claire Gear, Hazel Hape, Jane Koziol-McLain, Anna Rolleston, Ngareta Timutimu, Hori Ahomiro, Clare Healy, Kelsey Hegarty and Claire Isham - Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, 2025 - Policy Quarterly .
Policy Quarterly, 2025, 21(1): 96 - 103
amily violence is an under-recognised contributor to ill-health.
Atawhai, a three-year research project focusing on sustainable
responses to family violence in primary healthcare services, suggests that relati onships and networks among locality-based service providers and local communities will help in making New Zealand’s strategy to eliminate family violence a reality. More is needed than joining up the government agencies delivering services to those experiencing family violence. Building relationships between communities and healthcare providers to harness the contextual and
cultural knowledge of those most affected has to be integral to a sustainable response that begins to address the causes of this wicked problem, along with developing place-based solutions. (Authors' abstract). Record #9149
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
FAMILY VIOLENCE
HEALTH
INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION
INTERVENTION
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
MĀORI
RANGAHAU MĀORI
Te Aorerekura | National Strategy
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
NEW ZEALAND