Stories and news from across the sector including the monthly OPEN Exchange.
Program update – Adolescents using violence in the home (AVITH)
Centre’s work on Adolescents using violence in the home The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare (the Centre) has received funding from Family Safety Victoria (FSV) to undertake a program of work that will contribute to the evidence base in relation to adolescents using violence in the home (AVITH) and strengthen workforce capability.…
Event Reflection: Working with Adolescents Who Use Violence in the Home – Victorian Law Week
May 18, 2021 Panel Discussion The panel was hosted by Elena Campbell (Associate Director of Research, Advocacy & Policy at the Centre for Innovative Justice), and featured Dagmar Andersen (Victoria Police), Dani Gold (Royal Children’s Hospital), Jemma Mead (Drummond Street), and Stephanie Pashias (Youthlaw). The event reemphasised crucial findings from the PIPA Project: Positive Interventions…
OPEN Forum – Strategies to embed evidence into organisational practice: Getting started on the journey (even on a shoestring)
Date: 29 April 2021 Format: Zoom In April, the OPEN Forum – Strategies to embed evidence into an organisation’s practice – Getting started on the journey built on the conversation started in our March Forum, at which we explored in depth the evidence journey of Mission Australia and Family Life. At our April OPEN Forum,…
Event Reflection: How facilitating the voice of children and young people in disaster recovery improves post trauma growth and healthy development
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,…
OPEN Forum: Embedding Evidence into everyday practice – lessons from two organisations
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…
Event Reflection: The Digital Divide and Remote Service Delivery
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: …
OPEN Forum – Children’s rights and wellbeing in the digital world
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…
OPEN Forum: ‘Capturing client voices in challenging contexts’
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.…
OPEN Learning System Grants 2020-21: Kick-off session
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…
The Brighter Futures Transformation Pilot
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…
