Information and Feedback events for the Draft New Zealand Disability Strategy 2026-2030

This Quick Reads covers:

• FV and SV Workforce Pulse Survey now open
• Social Investment Fund Contract Consolidation pathway opening soon
• Bill protecting victims giving evidence of FV in Family Court passes into law
• Research on online body shaming and its effect on the brain
• New research brief on Pacific maternal and paternal mental health
• New WHO report on public health impacts of corporal punishment of children

This Quick Reads covers:

• Consultation open on the draft New Zealand Disability Strategy 2026-2030
• First round of Social Investment Fund opening
• Change in ACC eligibility for survivors of sexual abuse
• New report on family violence policing in Victoria, Australia
• Short film released about engaging with tāngata whai ora from the rainbow community
• New report from Australia’s eSafety Commissioner on digital child exploitation

This Quick Reads covers:

• Oranga Tamariki Military-style academy pilot concludes
• Workforce Futures Fund open for grant applications
• New research from Women’s Refuge on reframing risk and safety
• Registrations open for Matike Tāhono Cohort 2
• Kei Roto Tō Tātou Rongoā Symposium
• Children and youth online safety, report and online resource

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This Quick Reads covers:

• MSD stopping violence interventions survey now open
• New report from ECPAT Child Alert on child sexual exploitation in Aotearoa
• Board Chair announced for new Independent Children’s Monitor
• Public submissions open on 5-yearly review of the Social Workers Registration Act 2003
• Fund open for events to mark the National Day of Reflection
• UN call for input on rights of disabled persons and disability-inclusive infrastructure