Event Reflection: How facilitating the voice of children and young people in disaster recovery improves post trauma growth and healthy development April 28, 2021 VCOSS Disaster Recovery Conversation series: Facilitating the voice of children and young people in disaster recovery. On the 25th of February 2021, the Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) hosted a webinar as part of their monthly series – Disaster Recovery Conversation. February’s event, Facilitating the voice of children and young people in disaster recovery,… Read full article
OPEN Forum: Embedding Evidence into everyday practice – lessons from two organisations April 7, 2021 Date: 25 March 2021 Format: Zoom On 25 March, OPEN ran its 2nd forum of the year where Victoria Baird from Mission Australia and Darelle Cassidy from Family Life provided an overview of their organisations outcomes journey, insights, successes and challenges of embedding an evidence culture within their organisations. The speakers talked about the ways… Read full article
Event Reflection: The Digital Divide and Remote Service Delivery March 24, 2021 Considerations for child, family and community services to improve remote delivery within the digital divide and challenging times. On February 24th, 2021, the Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) hosted ‘The digital divide and remote service delivery.’ The event was aimed at professionals working in domestic and family violence, mental health, child protection, out-of-home care and remote service delivery. The presentation was led by three speakers: … Read full article
OPEN Forum – Children’s rights and wellbeing in the digital world March 12, 2021 Date: 26 Feb 2021 Format: Zoom To mark Safer Internet Day on the 9th February 2021, this OPEN Forum brought together speakers who are working on issues related to children and their interactions with the digital world. The OPEN Forum featured Prof. Amanda Third from Western Sydney University and Bec Nguyen from Telethon Kids Institute, Perth. They… Read full article
OPEN Forum: ‘Capturing client voices in challenging contexts’ February 3, 2021 December 9, 2020 On 9 December, OPEN ran its first ‘After the Symposium’ Forum to profile further promising and innovative practices occurring within the children and family services sector. The OPEN Forum ‘Capturing client voices in challenging contexts’ featured speakers from three different organisations who have been using lived experiences data to inform their projects.… Read full article
OPEN Learning System Grants 2020-21: Kick-off session February 1, 2021 Update The Learning System Grants (LSGs), funded by DHHS and administered by OPEN (CFECFW) are seed grants provided to sector organisations to deliver projects which build their capacity and develop, apply and share evidence and transferable learning. In 2020, nine diverse projects have been funded. These projects use client-centred models to design innovative interventions and… Read full article
The Brighter Futures Transformation Pilot December 22, 2020 A collective impact approach to building connections and social capital for young people leaving care The Brighter Futures Transformation Pilot: Learning for Life through Community Connections (Brighter Futures Pilot) was a two year pilot program which connected young people with a care experience with local community members who could help them build their strengths, explore… Read full article
Event Reflection – Inside Story: The lived experience of how to support people exiting prison December 21, 2020 On November 10th 2020, the Reintegration Puzzle and After Prison Network hosted ‘Inside Story: the lived experience of how to support people exiting prison’. During the webinar we heard from individuals who have had varying experiences in the justice system. The panel shared their thoughts on how services can offer the best support to individuals… Read full article
OPEN Learning System Grants 2020-2021: Introducing the projects December 4, 2020 Fostering strong evidence informed practice and decision making The Learning System grants, funded by DHHS, and administered by OPEN, CFECFW, are seed grants provided to sector organisations to deliver projects which build their capacity and develop, apply and share evidence and transferable learning. The Learning Systems Grants are a key support to progress the recommendations… Read full article
Event Reflection – Unpacking the Invisible: examining domestic and family violence in culturally diverse communities December 4, 2020 Settlement Services International (SSI) recently organised a panel discussion on unpacking the invisible struggles of domestic violence victims within our migrant and refugee communities. Nicola Berkovic (Moderator) – Legal Affairs Correspondent, The Australian Maria Dimopoulos – Former Chair, The Harmony Alliance Juliana Nkrumah AM – Domestic & Family Violence Project Manager, SSI Pallavi Sinha –… Read full article
