Child-centred practice after fatal family violence

In this first session, you are warmly invited to the launch of the new online ‘Spotlight’ on children impacted by fatal family violence.  We will also launch the children’s storybook What Ally Needs Now, which has been co-designed with people with lived experience.

The loss of a parent due to fatal family violence has a profound and lifelong impact on the children and young people left behind. All aspects of their life are disrupted, with long-term consequences for mental and physical health, learning and social connection. Australia’s response to the challenges faced by these children and young people is currently inadequate.

Across Australia, children and young people impacted by fatal family violence are often unheard and fall through the service gaps. Until now, there has been no single place that collates credible, child-centred tools and resources to drive practice.

They bring together researchers, people with lived-experience, practitioners and advocates to create evidence, resources and call for policy change and improved service delivery. In partnership with this research team, the Centre’s OPEN Team are launching a new Spotlight Page, an online hub that brings this work together in one accessible place, combining evidence, lived experience insight and practical tools so practitioners can respond with confidence and services can push for system change.

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