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Call for papers: Assessing the impact of extended out-of-home care on the pathways and outcomes for young people transitioning from foster, kinship or residential care or other forms of care in Australia. More information: https://loom.ly/fVuOK48 #OOHC #OutOfHomeCare #CareLeavers #FosterCare
Every child deserves to be safe, heard and connected - to their family, their community and their culture. The Centre has six election priorities for parties and candidates. See www.cfecfw.org.au/election2026 #VicVotes2026
Call for papers: Assessing the impact of extended out-of-home care on the pathways and outcomes for young people transitioning from foster, kinship or residential care or other forms of care in Australia. More information: https://loom.ly/fVuOK48 #OOHC #OutOfHomeCare #CareLeavers #FosterCare
Children Australia is thrilled to partner with ISPCAN 2026 and the Australian Childhood Foundation to invite submissions of original articles from ISPCAN 2026. More information at https://loom.ly/qgOjiSQ #YouthInCare #ISPCAN2026 #ChildWelfare @ispcan.bsky.social
New in #ChildrenAustralia: Innovative housing supports to prevent homelessness for young women transitioning from residential out-of-home care in Victoria: A case study of the Bridge It Cocoon program P. Mendes, K. Mackenzie, S. Morris https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3107 #OOHC #CareLeaver #Housing
Call for papers: Assessing the impact of extended out-of-home care on the pathways and outcomes for young people transitioning from foster, kinship or residential care or other forms of care in Australia. More information: https://loom.ly/fVuOK48 #OOHC #OutOfHomeCare #CareLeavers #FosterCare
New in #ChildrenAustralia: Cost-of-living and the mental health of Australian caregivers and their children: A national cross-sectional survey By Anna M. H. Price et al. https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3084 #CostOfLiving #FamilyWellbeing #Poverty #SocialDeterminants #MentalHealth @mcri.bsky.social
The Centre’s submission to Australia’s Second Action Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children (2027-2032) says the safety and recovery of children is central to improving the gaps in support created by a decade of family violence reform. Read our submission at https://loom.ly/M7s9WYc
Children Australia is thrilled to partner with ISPCAN 2026 and the Australian Childhood Foundation to invite submissions of original articles from ISPCAN 2026. More information at https://childrenaustralia.org.au/journal/news/2 #YouthInCare #ISPCAN2026 #ChildWelfare @ispcan.bsky.social
New in #ChildrenAustralia: ‘Why was I left to deal with this all on my own?’ Becoming allies with children to prevent sexual abuse By Emma Rees https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3102 #ChildSexualAbuse #Prevention #Allyship #ChildWelfare
Congratulations to the new Premier of Victoria Ben Carroll. We look forward to working with his government. This as an important opportunity to keep the needs & rights of Victoria's children, young people, their carers & families at the centre of policy and decision-making. https://loom.ly/Nu3MwLM
Statement From The Premier
Statement from the Premier Ben Carroll
premier.vic.gov.au
New in #ChildrenAustralia: Scaling Child and Family Hubs: From special projects to system-wide integrated care for children and families experiencing disadvantage By Emma Sydenham et al. https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3079 #EarlyChildhood @ECEC @ChildAndFamilyHubs
New in #ChildrenAustralia: Reunification therapy within the Australian Family Law system By Susan De Campo https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3078 #FamilyLaw #ReunificationTherapy #ParentingArrangements
New in #ChildrenAustralia: ‘My whole role in the family was to be fine’: Exploring the lived experience of typically developing #Siblings of individuals with #NeurodevelopmentalDisability Jamie L. Chapman, Lynlee Howard-Payne and Mia Underwood https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3078 #ChildWellbeing
New in #ChildrenAustralia: Early childhood food and nutrition security: Policy pathways to reduce hunger By Bonnie Searle, Stephanie Chiang, Emma Sydenham, Sharon Bessell, Ros Sambell, Tara Day-Williams and Karen Thorpe https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3078 #EarlyYears #FoodSecurity #ChildWellbeing
A new offence of recruiting a child to commit a serious crime will be introduced into the Victorian state parliament today. The new legislation increases the penalty from 10 to 15 years in prison to a maximum penalty of life in jail. Read the full story at https://loom.ly/vXYQt9E
Free in #ChildrenAustralia: Clearer signals, earlier action: Using data to make better decisions for children Elodie O'Connor, Jacqui McCann, Olivia Hilton, Sarah Gray, Alex Fischer, Lynne Millar and Sharon Goldfeld https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3087 #EarlyChildhoodReform #EarlyYearsDataLogic
Join the Centre for a webinar exploring how artificial intelligence can be used safely, ethically and effectively in child and family services. From Ethics to Efficiency: The Role of AI in Child and Family Services Friday 5 June 2026 3:00pm - 4:15pm 🔗Register via https://loom.ly/-xSMlxY
Entries are officially closed for our National Families Week Art Competition! We would like to extend a massive thank you to all participants and their amazing work. 😊 🎨Take a look at all of the amazing submissions, and vote for your favourite: https://loom.ly/g72uh08
Last chance to join tomorrow's OPEN training! OPEN’s training Practical Steps to Strengthen Evidence & Outcomes is back, with two rounds running in May (Limited places available) and June. 🔗 More info and registrations here: https://loom.ly/74CFM_Y
Free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: A literature review of therapeutic intervention with young survivors of violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3061 #TherapeuticIntervention #ChildAndFamilyServices
Free to read: The impact of using an infant and child-led therapeutic approach for key workers working with families identified as at risk https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3073 #InfantAndChildMentalHealth #FamilyTherapy #FamilyViolence #ChildrenAustralia latrobeuni.bsky.social
Funding to establish a streamlined national Children and Family Support program, ongoing support for the National Office for Child Safety response to child sexual exploitation, and long-overdue reforms in the child support system were in the 2026-27 Federal Budget. See https://loom.ly/Gu6Vc6E
Free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: From tokenism to transformation: Lived experience in child and family systems By @timbomoore.bsky.social, Dave Vicary and Sharon Bessell https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3105 #LivedExperience #ChildRights #Participation
New and free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: Implementing Albo’s vision: Universal Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia By David N. Ansell https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3085 #UniversalECEC #EarlyChildhoodEducationAndCare #EarlyChildhoodReform #Preschool #EarlyChildhoodCommission
📣Have your say for children and families ahead of the Victorian state election! Start the survey here: https://loom.ly/fy0rQVo Responses to our survey are open until May 10. #VictoriaVotes2026
Free in #ChildrenAustralia: Practitioners’ views on training and systemic barriers to deal with child sexual exploitation in residential care By Emma Rees, Ben Mathews and Conrad Townson https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3071 #ChildSexualExploitation #ResidentialCare #ChildWelfare
What's in the 2026-27 Victorian State Budget for children and families? 🔗View the Centre's media statement at https://loom.ly/4UM3uZ8 🔗Download our 2026-27 Victorian State Budget Member Summary at https://loom.ly/5nqDHhQ #VicBudget #FamilyServices
📣Have your say for children and families ahead of the Victorian state election! Start the survey here: https://loom.ly/fy0rQVo Responses to our survey are open until May 10. #VictoriaVotes2026
Free in #ChildrenAustralia: Clearer signals, earlier action: Using data to make better decisions for children Elodie O'Connor, Jacqui McCann, Olivia Hilton, Sarah Gray, Alex Fischer, Lynne Millar and Sharon Goldfeld https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3087 #EarlyChildhoodReform #EarlyYearsDataLogic