Stories and news from across the sector including the monthly OPEN Exchange.
OPEN Forum: Embedding Evidence into everyday practice – lessons from two organisations
Date: 25 March 2021 Format: Zoom On 25 March, OPEN ran its 2nd forum of the year where Victoria Baird from Mission Australia and Darelle Cassidy from Family Life provided an overview of their organisations outcomes journey, insights, successes and challenges of embedding an evidence culture within their organisations. The speakers talked about the ways…
Event Reflection: The Digital Divide and Remote Service Delivery
Considerations for child, family and community services to improve remote delivery within the digital divide and challenging times. On February 24th, 2021, the Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) hosted ‘The digital divide and remote service delivery.’ The event was aimed at professionals working in domestic and family violence, mental health, child protection, out-of-home care and remote service delivery. The presentation was led by three speakers: …
OPEN Forum – Children’s rights and wellbeing in the digital world
Date: 26 Feb 2021 Format: Zoom To mark Safer Internet Day on the 9th February 2021, this OPEN Forum brought together speakers who are working on issues related to children and their interactions with the digital world. The OPEN Forum featured Prof. Amanda Third from Western Sydney University and Bec Nguyen from Telethon Kids Institute, Perth. They…
OPEN Forum: ‘Capturing client voices in challenging contexts’
December 9, 2020 On 9 December, OPEN ran its first ‘After the Symposium’ Forum to profile further promising and innovative practices occurring within the children and family services sector. The OPEN Forum ‘Capturing client voices in challenging contexts’ featured speakers from three different organisations who have been using lived experiences data to inform their projects.…
OPEN Learning System Grants 2020-21: Kick-off session
Update The Learning System Grants (LSGs), funded by DHHS and administered by OPEN (CFECFW) are seed grants provided to sector organisations to deliver projects which build their capacity and develop, apply and share evidence and transferable learning. In 2020, nine diverse projects have been funded. These projects use client-centred models to design innovative interventions and…
The Brighter Futures Transformation Pilot
A collective impact approach to building connections and social capital for young people leaving care The Brighter Futures Transformation Pilot: Learning for Life through Community Connections (Brighter Futures Pilot) was a two year pilot program which connected young people with a care experience with local community members who could help them build their strengths, explore…
Event Reflection – Inside Story: The lived experience of how to support people exiting prison
On November 10th 2020, the Reintegration Puzzle and After Prison Network hosted ‘Inside Story: the lived experience of how to support people exiting prison’. During the webinar we heard from individuals who have had varying experiences in the justice system. The panel shared their thoughts on how services can offer the best support to individuals…
OPEN Learning System Grants 2020-2021: Introducing the projects
Fostering strong evidence informed practice and decision making The Learning System grants, funded by DHHS, and administered by OPEN, CFECFW, are seed grants provided to sector organisations to deliver projects which build their capacity and develop, apply and share evidence and transferable learning. The Learning Systems Grants are a key support to progress the recommendations…
Event Reflection – Unpacking the Invisible: examining domestic and family violence in culturally diverse communities
Settlement Services International (SSI) recently organised a panel discussion on unpacking the invisible struggles of domestic violence victims within our migrant and refugee communities. Nicola Berkovic (Moderator) – Legal Affairs Correspondent, The Australian Maria Dimopoulos – Former Chair, The Harmony Alliance Juliana Nkrumah AM – Domestic & Family Violence Project Manager, SSI Pallavi Sinha –…
OPEN Webinar Series: Outcomes Measurement
In 2019, OPEN commissioned a series of webinars on outcomes measurement – facilitated by Jen Riley from Clear Horizon. Clear Horizon are a leading consultancy in design and evaluation, who support change-makers across different fields to generate innovative programs and solutions. Although these webinars are from 2019, we are highlighting them again as you may…
