• AVITH in Context: Mental health and MH service utilisation

    Please join AVITH for our latest 'AVITH in Context' webinar. Maddison Riachi is a PhD student with Swinburne University, investigating the mental health and mental health service utilisation of young people whose violence towards their parents or intimate partners brought them to the attention of Victoria Police. Maddison will discuss findings from this research, with a […]

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  • Changing the lives of children affected by trauma

    Centre for Excellence FREE Zoom Webinar - Changing the lives of children affected by trauma The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare and the Alannah & Madeline Foundation have an upcoming webinar. This compelling and informative session is free to attend. Join us in this free online webinar to hear from two experts, […]

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  • Supporting Kinder access for Vulnerable Children | CECEFW

    Lunch and Learn – Supporting kinder access for children experiencing vulnerability This free online session will provide: • Information on subsidies available for families including Early Start Kinder • Support to navigate kinder enrolment in sessional kinder and long day care • Practical tips to support families to overcome common barriers to accessing kinder • […]

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  • National Child Protection Week

    There is a lot happening in the early years and this National Child Protection Week (4-10 September) serves as a reminder that “every child, in every community, needs a fair go". This week provides an opportunity to reflect on the ways that we can all work together to build communities that support children and families. Learn more […]

  • Understanding the lived experience of young people using violence | CECFW

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    Join us in this webinar where we speak with Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon and Dr Silke Meyer, who will present findings from the ANROWS-funded report, 'Adolescent family violence in Australia: A national study of service and support needs for young people who use family violence'. This research draws directly from the voices of over 5000 young people […]

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  • Stepping Stones to Kinder: overcoming barriers with families to support children access kinder

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    The Early Start, Bright Future project is pleased to be offering an online training supporting child and family service (C&FS) practitioners to enrol and engage children and families into two years of kinder before school. The online session will provide: Support to unpack the kinder pathway for families, including Early Start Kinder, Three-Year-Old Kinder and […]

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  • CISS Information Session 1: The importance of the Child Information Sharing Scheme | CFECFW

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      The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare is presenting a series of information sessions and workshops aiming to help consolidated and expand practitioner confidence in using the Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS) to promote the safety and wellbeing of young people. This session will focus on why CISS was introduced and how […]

  • CISS Information Session 2: How CISS works alongside other privacy and information sharing legislation and provisions | CFECFW

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      The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare is presenting a series of information sessions and workshops aiming to help consolidated and expand practitioner confidence in using the Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS) to promote the safety and wellbeing of young people. This session will focus on CISS and the Child, Youth and […]

  • AVITH in Context: Mental Health | CFECFW

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    Please join AVITH for our latest 'AVITH in Context'. The webinar will explore the complexity of adolescent violence in the home within the context of mental health. Speaker will be Dr Michelle Kehoe who is an Evaluation and Research Development Officer with Alfred Health (Headspace and the Child and Youth Mental Health Service) in South-East […]

  • CISS Information Session 3: Including the voice of families and children in discussions about child information sharing | CFECFW

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    The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare is presenting a series of information sessions and workshops aiming to help consolidated and expand practitioner confidence in using the Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS) to promote the safety and wellbeing of young people. This session will focus on how to recognise and consider unique views […]