Stories and news from across the sector including the monthly OPEN Exchange.
Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS)
The Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS) is a significant and landmark study for Australia that provides the first nationally representative data on the prevalence of child maltreatment in the country. The study collected data from 8,500 randomly selected Australians aged 16-65 years and older, including an oversample of 3,500 young people aged 16-24 years about…
Event Reflection – Outcomes for Grantseekers 102
Date: 21/2/2023 Location: Online Presenter: Jen Riley, Smarty Grants, Funding Centre and Our Community. Overview: Are you ready to measure your outcomes like a pro? OurCommunity has delivered two sessions on getting started with Outcome measurement. Check out the first instalment “Outcomes for Grantseekers 101” here! The second session explored different approaches to measuring outcomes including…
Event Reflection – Outcomes for Grantseekers 101
Date: 23/11/2022 Where: Online Presenter: Jen Riley, Smarty Grants, Funding Centre and Our Community. Jen Riley has more than 20 years of experience in the social sector, having worked with government and large not-for-profits of all kinds, and for leading firm Clear Horizon Consulting. She’s a specialist in social sector change, with skills in strategic…
Event Reflection: Establishing a whole of organisation Monitoring and Evaluation system – Mission Australia (AES Seminar session)
Speakers: Rachel Christie (National Manager, MA Centre for Evidence and Insights) and Cherie Pereth (Impact Measurement and Evaluation Manager),Mission Australia Date and time: Monday 22nd August 2022 5:30 – 7:00pm AEST Format: Recording available below Overview: This seminar provided a comprehensive overview of Mission Australia’s journey over 5-years to establish an integrated approach to evidence, insights and…
Event Reflection: Approaches to support child mental health in culturally and linguistically diverse communities
Date: 3 May 2022 Presenters: Anagha Joshi (AIFS), Julie Ngwabi (Emerging Minds), and Zakiyyah Muhammad (Psychotherapist and Mental Health Social Worker). Organisers: Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) and Emerging Minds Watch the webinar here. Overview This webinar provided a broad overview of considerations in supporting child mental health in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.…
Event Reflection: Exploring collective impact initiatives and approaches to evaluate them – Features, opportunities and challenges with Liz Weaver, Tamarack Institute
This AES Seminar with Liz Weaver, Co-CEO of Tamarack Institute provided an overview and key features of collective impact approaches and the unique challenges associated with evaluating them. These approaches have gained greater sway and influence over the last 10 years, as uniquely place to to address complex, multi-faceted issues involving intersecting systems, organisations and…
Event Reflection: Community Listening – What happens when we start with children and families? (31 May 2022)
This webinar explored a framework for an ‘inside out’ approach, where families and communities sit at the same table as government and practitioners to inform strategies for change. Organisers: Hosted by the Centre for Community Child Health at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) as part of their Thriving Children, Thriving Communities series focussed on equity and innovation…
Event Reflection – Webinar on Community Around the Child: A program to reduce the criminalisation of young people in residential out-of-home-care
Community Around the Child: A program to reduce the criminalisation of young people in residential out-of-home-care Date: 29th March 2022 and Mode: Zoom Organisers: Centre for Evaluation and Research (CERE), Department of Health, Victoria Community Around the Child (CAC) is a component of the Building Resilience in Children and Young People in Residential Out-of-Home Care…
Event Review – Coffee Talk Session on the Evidence Based Decision Making Course
There’s still time to register – Evidence-based Decision Making for Human Service Leaders Course Lift your evidence practice to be the change you want to see Have questions? Listen to the recording from the OPEN Coffee Talk session on the Evidence Based Decision Making Course (24 March) where co-facilitators Eric Barends and Lisa Griffiths and course graduates…
Event Reflection: Legal support for young people and families
The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare held the first AVITH in Context webinar on the 12th of October 2021. AVITH in Context is a webinar series designed for child and family service practitioners to learn more about adolescent violence in the home (AVITH). Throughout this series practitioners share their experiences, practice expertise,…
