TY - BOOK ED - The Auckland Coalition for the Safety of Women and Children TI - A way through the thicket: why understanding gender and colonisation is key to eliminating family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand PY - 2020/// CY - Auckland, New Zealand : PB - The Auckland Coalition for the Safety of Women and Children, KW - COLONISATION KW - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE KW - FAMILY VIOLENCE KW - GENDER EQUALITY KW - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE KW - MÄ€ORI KW - PREVENTION KW - RISK FACTORS KW - SEXUAL VIOLENCE KW - NEW ZEALAND N1 - Written August 2020 N2 - This paper is designed to in form the development of the national strategy and action plan for the Joint Venture leading the Government's work on family violence and sexual violence. While the paper focusses on family violence (which includes sexual abuse and sexual assault perpetrated by a family member or ex/partner), many of its points also pertain to non-family sexual violence. Last year (2019) was the worst yearf or intimate partner homicides in New Zealand in a decade (Ensor et al, 2020). In order to develop successful interventions to respond to and eliminate family violence, it is necessary to understand key underlying causes and enablers of family violence. These include gender inequity and ongoing colonisation. (Authors' Introduction). Record #7131 UR - https://files.vine.org.nz/koha-files/A-Way-Through-The-Thicket-Full-Version-Final.pdf UR - https://files.vine.org.nz/koha-files/A-Way-Through-The-Thicket-Final-summary.pdf ER -