Event Reflection: Community Listening – What happens when we start with children and families? (31 May 2022) June 30, 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… Read full article
Event Reflection – Webinar on Community Around the Child: A program to reduce the criminalisation of young people in residential out-of-home-care April 27, 2022 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… Read full article
Event Review – Coffee Talk Session on the Evidence Based Decision Making Course March 30, 2022 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… Read full article
Event Reflection: Legal support for young people and families October 16, 2021 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,… Read full article
Collective impact – Getting started September 27, 2021 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… Read full article
DFFH Home-based Carer Census report – quick review September 17, 2021 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… Read full article
Navigating access to services through a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) youth perspective July 22, 2021 Organised by: Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare Speakers: Mohamed Semra – The Co-Founder at Endeavour Youth Australia and the 2020 AMAA Youth of the Year; Mohamed is a social entrepreneur and award-winning advocate working to shatter the stigma and misconceptions of CALD communities. Julia Coscolluela – Youth Worker at Brimbank City Council;… Read full article
Safety in the Family Court – Panel Discussion (ANROWS) July 1, 2021 The Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety Limited (ANROWS) is an independent, not-for-profit research organisation established to produce evidence to support the reduction of violence against women and their children. ANROWS invited six experts from the domestic violence sector to the discussion panel to share their diverse experiences and views about improving safety of… Read full article
Program update – Adolescents using violence in the home (AVITH) June 23, 2021 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.… Read full article
Event Reflection: Working with Adolescents Who Use Violence in the Home – Victorian Law Week May 26, 2021 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… Read full article
