New from NZFVC: Using systems thinking to address IPV and CAN

February 01, 2019 at 10:55 AM

From the NZFVC

The New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse has published Issues Paper 13, Using systems thinking to address intimate partner violence and child abuse in New Zealand.

The paper is written by Sarah Carne, David Rees, Nicola Paton and Janet Fanslow.

The paper has these key messages:

  • Systems thinking is recommended to address intimate partner violence (IPV) and child abuse and neglect (CAN) in New Zealand.  
  • Systems thinking is an umbrella term that encompasses a range of ideas, methods and tools that focus on understanding system behaviour, emphasising the contextual nature of the problems we try to solve. It aims to affect transformational systemic change that is both sympathetic to existing needs and disruptive in terms of making changes aimed at positive outcomes.  
  • Using systems thinking to address IPV and CAN requires transformational change and an enabling framework. 

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