Centre for Excellence in Child & Family Welfare

Children Australia is published by the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare. Did you know ... 🧩The journal provides a forum for children, young people, practitioners, policymakers and researchers to find new ways of responding to contemporary challenges for children, young people and families 🧩Children Australia has a long history of publication, and all 46 published volumes are now available for free at childrenaustralia.org.au 🧩There are no author fees! 🧩Articles are published continuously, so there is no wait between acceptance and publication #ChildWelfare #ChildWellbeing

🌟 World Care Day Webinar – "Nothing about us, without us": Celebrating care experienced advocates around the world 🌟 Join the Centre on February 20 for a powerful webinar celebrating young people in out-of-home care. This event is part of a series of events in a world-wide festival from Monash University. This event, hosted by OPEN: Outcomes Practice Evidence Network, will explore: 🔹 How lived experience drives better OOHC policies and practices 🔹 Raising Expectations – helping care-experienced young people access and succeed in higher education 🔹 OPEN’s spotlight pages on OOHC and Trauma, providing the latest research, resources, and tools to enhance support and practice This is a must-attend event for those passionate about improving outcomes for young people in care. Stay tuned for festival and speaker details! Register now https://loom.ly/cg_uGFQ

Don't forget that this year's #TasPride Parade takes place in Hobart tomorrow! This will be a special opportunity for us at the Centre to show our commitment to supporting diverse families here in Tasmania, and marks a significant milestone for our community. It's not too late to register to join us for the march, so round up your friends and colleagues and bring them along for a proud display of inclusion and acceptance. All you need to do is sign up: https://loom.ly/Vzb9VvY We hope to see you there! #PrideParade

The Tasmanian Government recently released the final report from its Independent Review of Education in the state. Minister for Education, Jo Palmer, said there were four key areas identified by the report which the government would be taking immediate action on. These include: 🎓Supercharging its literacy strategy 🎓Improving school staff wellbeing 🎓Ensuring alignment between the education system and the University of Tasmania 🎓Preparing to trial a multi-school organisation model Want to know more? Read the full report here: https://loom.ly/R4PAcH4

Be proactive with keeping your child’s information safe as the 2025 school year gets under way. #backtoschool

Last week, the Centre, alongside foster carer Lisa, had the opportunity to meet with Paul Edbrooke MP in Frankston to discuss how we can better support our foster and kinship carers. It’s so important that we continue working together so our carers have the resources and support they need to provide stable, loving homes for children who need them. Find out more about how we support foster carers and the young people they care for at our website: https://loom.ly/p0Qv3pM #KinshipCare #FosterCare

"Despite a stated policy goal of investing in primary prevention, child-safe strategies are mostly focused on secondary and tertiary interventions, i.e. aimed at improving the identification of and responses to sexual abuse and intervening so that further abuse does not occur ... Learning from children and young people may inform more effective prevention strategies. They have important views to share and want to play a part in shaping primary prevention efforts." Want to hear what children and young people say? Read the full article by A/Prof Tim Moore and Morag McArthur for free at: https://lnkd.in/geCMA-dP #ChildAbusePrevention #YouthEngagement #ChildrenAustralia Institute of Child Protection Studies

Are you ready for Midsumma Festival Pride March this weekend? We'll be marching this Sunday at Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, to show solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community and stand together for a world where all families and young people are supported and celebrated, no matter their identity. We're inviting you — our members, supporters, and community — to come and join us in this celebration of queer arts and culture. Follow the link to register: https://loom.ly/yeNCz5U #Midsumma #Pride2025

As many students return to school tomorrow, there are some families that will find this transition more difficult than others. Among families affected by Adolescent Violence in the Home (AVITH), school attendance issues can have an effect on adolescent aggression — resulting in a complex dynamic with interconnected challenges. Want to know more about this topic? Watch our webinar at: https://loom.ly/OEWPzh4

How can rights-based casework be strengthened? Authors Samantha A. Forrester and Philippa Byers draw on their practice experience and two decades of reviews of out-of-home care (OOHC) to examine how the rights of children, young people and families are upheld in child protection and the OOHC sector in NSW. A must-read for people working in child welfare and protection. Read the article for free at https://lnkd.in/gWwQCQ3z #ChildRights #FamilyConnection #OutOfHomeCare #ChildrenAustralia