The peak body in child and family services across Tasmania and Victoria.
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Jan 30
It's Research Review time - open for the latest sector research! - mailchi.mp/cfecfw/may2024-re…
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Vol. 47, Issue 2 of Children Australia is out now! Read all articles for free at childrenaustralia.org.au
#OpenAccess #LivedExperience #Research #Review #Commentary #ChildrenAustralia
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Jan 7
As the UK moves to lower its voting age to 16 for the next general election, is it time for Australia to consider this too?
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Get more perspectives from leaders and thinkers from the child and family services sector at loom.ly/713UbKw
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Jan 7
"If we want real-time insight into what works, we need systems people believe in. And belief isn’t built through top-down mandates; it’s earned through design that works."
Read Building shared insight: the case for federated benchmarking at loom.ly/GPrcU7U
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24 Dec 2025
New and free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: From tokenism to transformation: Lived experience in child and family systems
By @timbomoore, Dave Vicary and @BessellSharon
doi.org/10.61605/cha_3105
#LivedExperience #ChildRights #Participation
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24 Dec 2025
New and free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: What will it take to make child safety, rights and wellbeing a priority in Australia?
By Anne Hollonds
doi.org/10.61605/cha_3106
#ChildRights #ChildSafety #ChildWellbeing #EvidenceBasedPolicy
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21 Dec 2025
New & free to read: The impact of using an infant and child-led therapeutic approach for key workers working with families identified as at risk
doi.org/10.61605/cha_3073
#InfantAndChildMentalHealth #IntergenerationTherapy #FamilyTherapy #FamilyViolence #ChildrenAustralia
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18 Dec 2025
Sector Buzz Tasmania: Happy holidays from the Centre! - mailchi.mp/cfecfw/sectorbuzz…
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12 Dec 2025
The journey to Treaty, truth and recognition for our First Peoples of Australia has been generations in the making. The Centre joins member organisations across Victoria in celebration of the historic formal commencement of Treaty in Victoria today.
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ALT Treaty for Victoria. It's Here! firstpeoplesvic.org
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11 Dec 2025
The Centre strongly endorses the Children, Youth and Families (Supporting Stable and Strong Families) Bill 2025, which establishes shared responsibility across government departments to support at-risk children and care leavers.
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10 Dec 2025
Today is International Human Rights Day and the Centre has joined the #HomeTime national day of action inviting Australians to look through the eyes of the children in their lives.
Send a message to fix housing for young people at hometime.org.au/action
#HomeTime #WhyHome
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9 Dec 2025
New and free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: A literature review of therapeutic intervention with young survivors of violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect
doi.org/10.61605/cha_3061
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8 Dec 2025
New and free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: Exploring principles of trauma-informed care to strengthen service delivery for parents of children with complex support needs
doi.org/10.61605/cha_3060
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8 Dec 2025
It's Research Review time - open for the latest sector research! - mailchi.mp/cfecfw/may2024-re…
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4 Dec 2025
🛎️ Sector Buzz: Our Annual Report 24-25, an Open Letter to the Premier, and more. - mailchi.mp/cfecfw/sectorbuzz…
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1 Dec 2025
Using the ABS data, not only have we seen a drop in youth offenders overall, but all states and territories show a significant and sustained drop, including in the lead-up to the introduction of new laws, says Macquarie University's Alex Simpson.
Read: loom.ly/PKo7vtM
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28 Nov 2025
🌟🎉Congratulations to Amber Schultz – SMH - winner of the best story about chidren and young people in out-of-home care in the Centre's Media Awards 2025 for her story: Jack’s mother thought he was being looked after. He died desperate and alone
More: loom.ly/oYBwnyk
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27 Nov 2025
Sector Buzz Tasmania: Interim Budget summary, launching our 16 Days campaign, and more. - mailchi.mp/cfecfw/sectorbuzz…
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