Welcome to the Outcomes, Practice and Evidence Network (OPEN). OPEN supports Victorian child, youth and family services to use and build evidence from research, practice and client experience to deliver better outcomes for children, young people and families.
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Strengthen evidence use and development in the child and family services sector to achieve better outcomes through bringing together service providers, policy makers, service users, program developers, researchers and evaluators.We do this through the:The OPEN Portal – sharing the research, and resources on practice, client experience and sharing and building evidence from across the sector, Australia and internationallyOPEN Events and innovative partnerships – learning from the best available research, collaborations and sector driven evidence about outcomesOPEN Advisory Services – providing expertise and support to strengthen skills, knowledge and confidence in using and building evidenceYou can subscribe for free to get monthly updates on all OPEN happenings and resources.
Delivered by the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, the work of OPEN is supported by a small group of staff who have experience in research, evaluation, policy, client and child engagement, implementation and practice.
We are passionate about OPEN’s priorities to:
OPEN offers:
To access OPEN opportunities become a member today, it’s free!
The Victorian Government’s Roadmap for Reform identified the need for the sector to become a ‘learning system’, in which outcomes are measured and services are underpinned by the best available evidence.
In 2017, OPEN was established as a key component of the learning system to strengthen evidence use and creation within the sector and facilitate strong engagement and collaboration among services providers, practitioners, researchers and policy makers.
OPEN is a joint initiative, managed by the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare and funded by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH).
The OPEN Steering Committee brings together representatives from the sector, policy makers and researchers to guide and shape OPEN and make sure that we deliver on our priorities. We are grateful for the collective wisdom of our steering committee.
More information can be found here.
We are also very interested in any contribution from OPEN members to the direction and priorities of OPEN. Please make contact with any suggestions.
Want to learn more? OPEN can help!
Get assistance !
OPEN Team
open@cfecfw.asn.au
