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March 31, 2026

Child-centred practice after fatal family violence

Throughout 2026, the Centre, NTV, SASVic and Safe and Equal are collaborating to deliver a suite of live events, as part of the Family Violence Sexual Violence Project. This first session marked the launch of two significant resources...

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March 5, 2026

OPEN International speaker series: Employing care‑experienced young people in voice & influence roles

The Centre’s OPEN team brought together a small in-person gathering with practitioners working alongside care‑experienced children and young people to create meaningful voice, influence, and change within systems. We were...

November 27, 2025

OPEN Event Reflection: Family Group Conferencing in Practice – Evidence, Learning and Opportunities to Strengthen Family Voice

Family-led decision making is at the heart of strong outcomes for children and families. Family Group Conferencing (FGC) provides a structured way for families to lead planning and decision-making for...

November 24, 2025

AVITH in Context: Hearing from young people

In this session, we hear from researcher, Dr Vicky Baker, a Senior Lecturer in gender-based violence at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK) and an independent social researcher.

October 21, 2025

OPEN Symposium 2025

Be part of the 2025 OPEN Symposium: Collaborative practice – Working in partnership with children and families. Tickets on sale now, program live! Students and Switch to Social Work participants…

September 5, 2025

Children & Technology-Facilitated Abuse Practitioner Toolkit Launch Webinar

Launch of New Tools to Support Children Facing Technology-Facilitated Abuse On 5 September 2025, in partnership with the Centre for Excellence in child and Family Welfare,  eSafety launched a new...

August 12, 2025

Responding to Intersecting Needs: Disability, Out-of-Home Care and the System Response

An international and cross-sector conversation on supporting care leavers with disability On 12 August 2025, OPEN hosted a powerful and insightful forum exploring the intersection of disability and care experience,...

June 17, 2025

In Conversation: Exploring International perspectives of Out-of-Home Care, with Professor Lisa Holmes (UK)

Now hybrid! If you were unable to attend in person, we’ve now made this available to attend online! Register below Victoria has long been a leader in residential care reform...

May 15, 2025

OPEN Event Reflection: Embedding Evidence: Voices from practice – Building outcomes, service data and client focus

Event overview: How do we move beyond good intentions and start embedding evidence into the way we design, deliver, and adapt services? That question was at the heart of our...

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