Event Reflection: Approaches to support child mental health in culturally and linguistically diverse communities August 4, 2022 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.… Read full article
Event Reflection: Exploring collective impact initiatives and approaches to evaluate them – Features, opportunities and challenges with Liz Weaver, Tamarack Institute June 30, 2022 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… Read full article
Event Reflection: Community Listening – What happens when we start with children and families? (31 May 2022) June 30, 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… Read full article
Event Reflection – Webinar on Community Around the Child: A program to reduce the criminalisation of young people in residential out-of-home-care April 27, 2022 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… Read full article
Event Review – Coffee Talk Session on the Evidence Based Decision Making Course March 30, 2022 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… Read full article
Event Reflection: Legal support for young people and families October 16, 2021 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,… Read full article
Collective impact – Getting started September 27, 2021 The Bayside, Glen Eira and Kingston (BGK) LLENS were interested in exploring what the Collective impact model could contribute to their work of brokering strategic partnerships with schools and community to support disengaging or disengaged young people to thrive. Thank you BGKLLEN for the opportunity for OPEN to deliver an introduction session to your staff and Board of Management… Read full article
DFFH Home-based Carer Census report – quick review September 17, 2021 The Victorian Government has recently released the findings of the first Victorian Home-based Carer Census (the census). It is the Carer Strategy (2017) plan’s major action for the year 2020-2021. The overarching objective of the census was to gain a deeper understanding of Victoria’s carers to ensure policy and support services are targeted towards the… Read full article
Navigating access to services through a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) youth perspective July 22, 2021 Organised by: Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare Speakers: Mohamed Semra – The Co-Founder at Endeavour Youth Australia and the 2020 AMAA Youth of the Year; Mohamed is a social entrepreneur and award-winning advocate working to shatter the stigma and misconceptions of CALD communities. Julia Coscolluela – Youth Worker at Brimbank City Council;… Read full article
Safety in the Family Court – Panel Discussion (ANROWS) July 1, 2021 The Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety Limited (ANROWS) is an independent, not-for-profit research organisation established to produce evidence to support the reduction of violence against women and their children. ANROWS invited six experts from the domestic violence sector to the discussion panel to share their diverse experiences and views about improving safety of… Read full article
