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OPEN Forums 2022 Wrap Up
Did you miss out on one of our forums this year, or want to watch them again? We’ve put them all in one place for you to enjoy! When Topic Link March Coffee talk – information session on evidence-based decision making for human services leaders Dr Lisa Griffiths (OZChild) Eric Barends (Carnegie Mellon…
Event Reflection: Establishing a whole of organisation Monitoring and Evaluation system – Mission Australia (AES Seminar session)
Speakers: Rachel Christie (National Manager, MA Centre for Evidence and Insights) and Cherie Pereth (Impact Measurement and Evaluation Manager),Mission Australia Date and time: Monday 22nd August 2022 5:30 – 7:00pm AEST Format: Recording available below Overview: This seminar provided a comprehensive overview of Mission Australia’s journey over 5-years to establish an integrated approach to evidence, insights and…
Event Reflection: Approaches to support child mental health in culturally and linguistically diverse communities
Date: 3 May 2022 Presenters: Anagha Joshi (AIFS), Julie Ngwabi (Emerging Minds), and Zakiyyah Muhammad (Psychotherapist and Mental Health Social Worker). Organisers: Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) and Emerging Minds Watch the webinar here. Overview This webinar provided a broad overview of considerations in supporting child mental health in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.…
Event Reflection: Exploring collective impact initiatives and approaches to evaluate them – Features, opportunities and challenges with Liz Weaver, Tamarack Institute
This AES Seminar with Liz Weaver, Co-CEO of Tamarack Institute provided an overview and key features of collective impact approaches and the unique challenges associated with evaluating them. These approaches have gained greater sway and influence over the last 10 years, as uniquely place to to address complex, multi-faceted issues involving intersecting systems, organisations and…
Event Reflection: Community Listening – What happens when we start with children and families? (31 May 2022)
This webinar explored a framework for an ‘inside out’ approach, where families and communities sit at the same table as government and practitioners to inform strategies for change. Organisers: Hosted by the Centre for Community Child Health at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) as part of their Thriving Children, Thriving Communities series focussed on equity and innovation…
Event Reflection – Webinar on Community Around the Child: A program to reduce the criminalisation of young people in residential out-of-home-care
Community Around the Child: A program to reduce the criminalisation of young people in residential out-of-home-care Date: 29th March 2022 and Mode: Zoom Organisers: Centre for Evaluation and Research (CERE), Department of Health, Victoria Community Around the Child (CAC) is a component of the Building Resilience in Children and Young People in Residential Out-of-Home Care…
Event Review – Coffee Talk Session on the Evidence Based Decision Making Course
There’s still time to register – Evidence-based Decision Making for Human Service Leaders Course Lift your evidence practice to be the change you want to see Have questions? Listen to the recording from the OPEN Coffee Talk session on the Evidence Based Decision Making Course (24 March) where co-facilitators Eric Barends and Lisa Griffiths and course graduates…
Event Reflection: Legal support for young people and families
The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare held the first AVITH in Context webinar on the 12th of October 2021. AVITH in Context is a webinar series designed for child and family service practitioners to learn more about adolescent violence in the home (AVITH). Throughout this series practitioners share their experiences, practice expertise,…
Collective impact – Getting started
The Bayside, Glen Eira and Kingston (BGK) LLENS were interested in exploring what the Collective impact model could contribute to their work of brokering strategic partnerships with schools and community to support disengaging or disengaged young people to thrive. Thank you BGKLLEN for the opportunity for OPEN to deliver an introduction session to your staff and Board of Management…
DFFH Home-based Carer Census report – quick review
The Victorian Government has recently released the findings of the first Victorian Home-based Carer Census (the census). It is the Carer Strategy (2017) plan’s major action for the year 2020-2021. The overarching objective of the census was to gain a deeper understanding of Victoria’s carers to ensure policy and support services are targeted towards the…
