The OPEN Symposium 2025 brought together practitioners, researchers, and community leaders to explore innovative ways to improve outcomes for children, young people, and families.
Across the sessions, presenters shared practical strategies and ideas for tackling complex challenges, from embedding cultural knowledges and trauma-informed approaches to leveraging technology and co-design. The symposium highlighted five key streams of innovation:
Below, you’ll find our two keynote reviews and all OPEN Symposium 2025 recordings, followed by links to all other presentations arranged under thematic streams. Dive in to discover how collaboration and innovation are shaping a better future for children and families.
Discover how the Niho Taniwha framework and place-based learning systems transform child and family outcomes. Learn practical strategies for collaboration, policy influence, and trauma-informed approaches that blend Indigenous and Western knowledge.
Explore the impact of excessive screen time on children’s health and development, and discover practical strategies for parents. Learn collaborative solutions for families, schools, and communities.
Beyond the keynotes, OPEN Symposium 2025 featured a rich line-up of presentations showcasing innovation across the child, youth, and family sector. These sessions delved into practical strategies and evidence-informed models that are reshaping practice and policy. Find all the OPEN Symposium 2025 recordings below.
You’ll find:
Aboriginal-led approaches that centre culture, community and identity in care models – transforming residential care, kinship care, and early parenting support into spaces of healing and belonging.
Presentations from:
Place-based partnerships demonstrating how local collaboration and shared learning can close service gaps and drive systemic change.
Each recording offers insights into what works, and why, when we put families, culture, and collaboration at the centre of system change. Explore the thematic streams above to access all presentations and discover how collective impact is creating safer, stronger futures for children and families.
