Social media bans are an attempt to manage harm – but young people can flourish online, co-authored by ICPS Affiliate Dr Chloe Gordon theconversation.com/social-media...

Social media bans are an attempt to manage harm – but young people can flourish online

Young people consistently described online spaces as providing opportunities for self-expression and self-discovery.

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Watch this recorded webinar: Trauma prevention and early intervention approaches with children and young people Available until Thursday 8 October. Presenters: Daryl Higgins, Shankari Sundaram and Dan Moss register.gotowebinar.com/register/413...

🆕🆕🆕Watch this animation that draws on report "Healthy minds, healthy bodies, healthy relationships" that explores a culturally safe, community-led health response to address violence prevention, healing & holistic wellbeing for Mununjali people and their community www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv51...

Healthy minds, healthy bodies, healthy relationships | Mununjali community voices and artwork

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It’s more than 1 year since Australian govt passed legislation to try & improve safety in early edu centres. Here are Prof Daryl Higgins @darylhiggins.bsky.social thoughts on key changes, whether it's enough, what staff need to manage better, parental involvement childmags.com.au/post-are-aus...

Are Australia’s childcare safety changes working? • CHILD Magazines

It's one year on since the federal government passed major legislation to try and improve safety in early education centres. Are kids any safer? What more needs to happen?

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PhD candidate Karen Hope (supervised by @darylhiggins.bsky.social) and lecturer at ACU FEA, wrote this piece on hands-on play for pre-service teachers that helps them understand curiosity, experimentation, imagination & discovery thr their own play. Great practice! thesector.com.au/article/befo...

Before they can teach play, they need to play

We ask pre-service teachers to create rich learning environments for children and to understand curiosity, experimentation, imagination and discovery. Yet how often do we give them opportunities to ex...

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Prevention is so much more effective than intervention - a deeply insightful piece by Prof Catherine Chamberlain, palawa (Trawlwoolway) woman and perinatal epidemiologist @unimelb.edu.au Hope the paywall does not exclude you from reading this piece www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/p...

📣Reminder - register for Early Childhood Education & Care Initial Teacher Ed Professional Learning Series 🖥️ Webinar Child Safety & Child Protection in Context 🎓 Speaker: Prof Daryl Higgins @darylhiggins.bsky.social 🗓️ Date: Tue 22 Sep, 6:00 pm (AEST) 🔗 Register lnkd.in/gm48_2W8

Sexual health education is important to keep children and young people safe - We Have to Talk About It! 🆕🆕🆕Our new SAY-IT resources put young survivors at the centre of a new learning tool🆕🆕🆕 www.acu.edu.au/about-acu/ne...

Watch this on-demand webinar any time from Thursday 17 September to Thursday 8 October. Presented by Prof Daryl Higgins @darylhiggins.bsky.social, Shankari Sundaram and Dan Moss. Co-co-produced by CFCA Australian Institute of Family Studies and Emerging Minds register.gotowebinar.com/register/413...

As part of the research project Fostering school attendance for chn in OOHC with Uni of Tasmaia we are inviting carers or residential care workers to share your thoughts on what can be done to support students in care to be in school. Here's the link to the survey☺️ utas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Fostering school attendance for students in out-of-home-care

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What shapes child safety in Christian churches & schools? We are inviting people who work, volunteer or are training in a Christian church, ministry or school to take part in a survey: What shapes child safety in Christian churches and schools? acu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

It's National Child Protection Week & we are happy to share this helpful resource created by the National Office for Child Safety - a practical checklist tool to help identify actions your organisation can take to strengthen its child safety practices: www.childsafety.gov.au/resources/na...

Watch a special message from Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of Australia, delivered for National Child Protection Week www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBxg...

A Message from the Governor-General for National Child Protection Week 2026

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Prof Michael Flood, Dr Krista Fisher, Prof Steve Roberts & Chantel Contos address issue of toxic hypermasculine attitudes and beliefs in our society www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

This toxic online world has an unstoppable pull. That may be about to change

A proposal to fundamentally change how Australians experience social media is gaining traction.

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🆕🆕🆕SAYIT: Survivor-aware youth-informed tools for teaching sexual hlth ed now available, helping educators & facilitators create safer, more supportive & responsive learning for all young people, esp those who have exp child sexual abuse, violence or trauma nationalcentre.org.au/course/sayit...

SAYIT: Survivor-aware youth-informed tools for teaching sexual health education - The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse

An online course designed to support educators and facilitators to deliver trauma-informed, survivor-aware sexual health education.

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We are excited to be part of the inaugural symposium "What's next? Health in out-of-home care" hosted by Victorian Centre of Health Leadership for Children in Care. See you there 3-4 Sept at Brunswick Town Hall events.humanitix.com/health-in-oo...

Children aged 9-18 (estimated at 151,240) will not be eligible for NDIS, but they will be too old for Thriving Kids. What supports should these young people get? Those w/ higher needs will still be eligible. But what if your child falls between the two services? theconversation.com/not-eligible...

Not eligible for NDIS, too old for Thriving Kids. What supports should these young people get?

Schools and families shouldn’t just be expected to absorb more responsibility. This is a chance for a radical rethink.

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The NSW Ombudsman is conducting an inquiry into experiences of workers and young people in resi care - the Away from Placement Inquiry. You are invited to add your written or verbal submission, by 5 pm Tue, 6 October 2026. www.ombo.nsw.gov.au/about-us/new...

We are gearing up for MacKillop Family Services Lead the Way conference, 2-3 Sep. So honoured to be part of this amazing event w/ the ambitious theme "Enduring Wisdom, Emerging Futures". Talks from @timbomoore.bsky.social & @darylhiggins.bsky.social See www.mackillopinstitute.org.au/program-2026...

We are looking forward to AIFS Conference in Melbourne next week 9–11 Sep as we explore the theme, Changing families in changing times. Our own Director Prof @darylhiggins.bsky.social will be MC on day 1 w/ other imminent researchers & practitioners Check out the details: aifs.gov.au/conference

We have pledged our support for 2026 National Child Protection Week on the NAPCAN website. Our pledge reiterates our belief that children & young people do best when they live and grow in safe and thriving families & communities. Our research helps us in this quest. www.napcan.org.au/national-chi...

Pledge - National Child Protection Week 2026 - NAPCAN

ABOUT 2026 BE INVOLVED WEBINARS RESOURCES National Child Protection Week 2026 is funded bythe Australian Government Department of Social Services Share how you are taking action Pledge your action her...

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Survey closing soon - take part in our survey on myths about child sexual abuse, and help our investigation of how personality, culture & empathy relate to the endorsement of child sexual abuse myths. Full details here: acu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

If you presented at the recent ISPCAN conference in Melbourne, you are invited by the ISPCAN Scientific Committee & Children Australia to submit an original article (200 word abstract) Read more: childrenaustralia.org.au/journal/news/2

Chance to submit an article for special issue by Children Australia on extended-care programs on care-leaver pathways and outcomes in areas such as housing, edu, employment, hlth/mental hlth care, criminal justice & social networks & relationships. Read more: childrenaustralia.org.au/journal/news...

Call for Submissions for the International Congress on Evidence-Based Parenting Support 2027, online global congress 2–4 June 2027, theme: Parenting support for a changing world. Closes 27 November 2026. Find out more: i-ceps.pafra.org Submit an abstract: i-ceps.pafra.org/submit-an-ab...

New in Qld - the Protection Commission Bill 2026 will introduce key safeguarding functions, inc Reportable Conduct Scheme, WWC Check Scheme (Blue Card) & Disability Worker Screening Scheme (Yellow Card) + plans for new Hub to identify risks of harm to children statements.qld.gov.au/statements/1...

Meet our stellar HDR students (past & present) attending the 2026 ISPCAN Conference in Melbourne. Lottie & Gabby (far L) completed their PhDs and are now doing Post Doctorate research, Chelsea has begun her PhD, and Shayini (far R) will soon have her PhD conferred. Great presentations and a poster!

CFECFW and other orgs have contributed the to Family Violence and Sexual Violence Knowl Project. Come to a webinar 8 Sep to hear reflections on what has been achieved through this unique cross-peak collaboration. Keynote presentation from Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon outcomes.org.au/event/celebr...

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

Do you have time to take part in our survey on myths about child sexual abuse? We are investigating how personality, culture & empathy relate to the endorsement of child sexual abuse myths. Full details here: acu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...