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‘Pasifika Protective Factors for Family Violence in Aotearoa New Zealand

New research commissioned by Pasefika Proud provides valuable insight into contributors to family violence for Pacific peoples and recommendations on how to protect our Pacific families, children, and futures. Associate Professors Yvonne Crichton-Hill (University of Canterbury) and Julia Ioane (Massey University) led the research project. 

The research identifies a range of factors contributing to family violence including societal, family, and personal factors combined with cultural and faith beliefs in Pacific families and communities. The findings answer the key questions of: 

  1. What causes family violence? 
  2. How do Pacific peoples protect themselves from family violence? 
  3. What reduces the impact of family violence? 
  4. What helps Pacific peoples to heal from family violence? 

The report also identifies practices which enable Pacific peoples to heal from family violence by building self-esteem and confidence through holistic, culturally informed education and approaches to practices which are key to ensuring a well-resourced system that incorporates cultural processes allowing time for healing interventions to occur.   

Pasefika Proud’s Pathways for Change and Nga Vaka o Kāiga Tapu framework are recognised within the research as identifying a range of protective factors including healthy family relationships, positive cultural identity, sense of self belief, equity between genders, communication skills, knowledge of family violence and the law, participation in Pacific cultural and faith communities, education, employment, and good access to services.  

The research findings will help inform and shape Pasefika Proud work programmes moving forward. The recommendations will enable us to better support community-led initiatives that seek to prevent family violence in Pacific families.’

Pasifika Protective Factors for Family Violence (PDF 1.03MB)
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