Stories and news from across the sector including the monthly OPEN Exchange.
The Australian Fatherhood Research Symposium 2023
The Australian Fatherhood Research Consortium held their annual Australian Fatherhood Research Symposium in May 2023. This Symposium is a collaboration of researchers, practitioners, and policy makers from across the nation. Our wonderful friends at Uniting, Family Services Father Engagement Focus Team have prepared an overview of their reflections on key messages from the Fatherhood Symposium…
The Children’s Voices for Change project
The Children’s Voices for Change project is seeking children and young people aged 10 to 25, who have lived experience of family violence, to take part in an online activity This project has been funded by Family Safety Victoria’s Family Violence Research Grants Program (Phase 1). It is led by Southern Cross University, in…
Supporting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children and Families Facing Racism – Emerging Minds and AIFS
This webinar was hosted by Australian Institute of Family Studies and co-produced between Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) and Emerging Minds as part of a series focusing on child mental health. Access the webinar recording here! Children are especially susceptible to the impacts of racism in its various forms. Racism has tangible repercussions on children and their…
Report Launch: The 2021 National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS) – ANROWS
The National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey (NCAS) is a large-scale survey administered by ANROWS, that measures Australians’ understanding and attitudes regarding the complex issue of violence against women. Running every four years commencing in 2009, the survey provides us with a snapshot in time of how well Australia understands violence against women…
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…
