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cfecfw.bsky.social @cfecfw.bsky.social · 5d

Free to read: Exploration phase: Improving transition planning in residential out-of-home care
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3054
#ResidentialCare #OOHC #ChildrenAustralia
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cfecfw.bsky.social @cfecfw.bsky.social · 16d

🚨 Tickets on sale now!

Together with Families, the Centre's annual Family Services Symposium is back on November 14, with tickets now available. Secure your spot today: https://loom.ly/0F35PT4

#TogetherWithFamilies2025 #FamilyServices

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cfecfw.bsky.social @cfecfw.bsky.social · 16d

Free to read in Children Australia: Exploring trust from the voices of Australian children, young people and care networks in the Mockingbird Family
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3045
#FosterCare #KinshipCare #OutOfHomeCare @flindersuninews.bsky.social

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cfecfw.bsky.social @cfecfw.bsky.social · 23d

New and free to read in Children Australia: Filicide: Implications of new research for practice
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3053

#ChildSafety #FamilyServices #ChildWelfare #EvidencePractice monashuniversity.bsky.social deakinuniversity.bsky.social

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cfecfw.bsky.social @cfecfw.bsky.social · 27d

Free to read in Children Australia: After the election: What now for children in Australia?
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3074
#EarlyChildhoodEducationAndCare #HealthCare #Housing #Poverty #HumanRights #CabinetMinisterForChildren @anucrawfordschool.bsky.social

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cfecfw.bsky.social @cfecfw.bsky.social · Sep 7

New and free to read in Children Australia: Trauma-informed youth justice case management: A policy audit and survey of staff perspectives
Carolyn Boyd, Gene Mercer, Andrew Day, Rhiannon Pilkington, Catia Malvaso.

https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3062

#TraumaInformedCare #YouthJustice #CaseManagement

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Children Australia @childrenaustralia.bsky.social · Sep 3

Don’t miss the opportunity to showcase your collaborative work with the child and family services sector at OPEN Symposium 2025!!

outcomes.org.au/event/open-s...

OPEN Symposium 2025: Call for Expressions of Interest - Outcomes, Practice and Evidence Network

Collaborative practice: Working in partnership with children and families EOIs open 13 August – close 2 September 2025 OPEN, an initiative of the Centre for Excellence in Child and Family...

outcomes.org.au

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cfecfw.bsky.social @cfecfw.bsky.social · Sep 3

New and free to read in Children Australia: Responses of Jewish leadership to manifestations of institutional child sexual abuse: An analysis of two Australian public inquiries
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3058
#ChildSafety #InstitutionalChildSexualAbuse #ChildWelfare

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cfecfw.bsky.social @cfecfw.bsky.social · Aug 26

In one year, more than 13 000 unaccompanied kids asked homelessness services for help according to new data from AIHW.

And over a decade, 520 kids known to have been homeless died - with suicide the leading cause of death.

Listen: https://loom.ly/yDNX-n4

#youthhomelessness

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cfecfw.bsky.social @cfecfw.bsky.social · Aug 28

New and free to read in Children Australia: Enhancing child safety within the Australian Jewish community: Exploring the role of a culturally specific safeguarding service
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3042
#ChildSafety #SafeguardingService #ChildWelfare #ChildrenAustralia

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cfecfw.bsky.social @cfecfw.bsky.social · Aug 31

⏰ Today’s the day! Nominations for the 2025 Media Awards close at midnight.

Don’t miss the chance to celebrate journalism that listens, respects and empowers.

🔗 Enter now at https://loom.ly/yk2UDCQ

#MediaAwards #LivedExperienceMatters #DeadlineDay

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cfecfw.bsky.social @cfecfw.bsky.social · Sep 1

New and free to read in Children Australia: The promise of justice reinvestment for First Nations children and young people in Australia

https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3034

#JusticeReinvestment #YouthJustice #Community #EvidencePractice #ChildrenAustralia

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cfecfw.bsky.social @cfecfw.bsky.social · Aug 22

New and free to read in Children Australia: A scoping review of the transition experiences and outcomes of young women leaving residential out-of-home care
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3057
#FosterCare #KinshipCare #OutOfHomeCare @monashuniversity.bsky.social

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Children Australia @childrenaustralia.bsky.social · Aug 15

EOIs for OPEN Symposium 2025 close 2 September 2025.
Event: 21–22 October (online)

Share your work: loom.ly/HuWki9Q

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Children Australia @childrenaustralia.bsky.social · Aug 15

Lots of great reading!

Children Australia @childrenaustralia.bsky.social · Aug 15

Vol. 47, Issue 1 of Children Australia is out now! Read all articles for free at: childrenaustralia.org.au
#ChildWelfare #OpenAccess #Research #ChildrenAustralia
@timbomoore.bsky.social

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cfecfw.bsky.social @cfecfw.bsky.social · Aug 13

New and free to read in Children Australia: What survivors of child sexual abuse taught me about child safety, grace and the work of being sorry
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3050
#ChildWelfare #ChildSafety #ChildWellbeing #ChildAbuse #ChildrenAustralia

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Children Australia @childrenaustralia.bsky.social · Aug 12

Only a few hours left to register! Don’t miss out!

Children Australia @childrenaustralia.bsky.social · Aug 8

12 August | 4–6:30pm AEST | Online via Teams

Speakers: Claire Baker (Coram Voice), Sue Caines (FamilyCare), Bailey (Lived Experience Consultant) and Anne Welfare (Anglicare).

Register for free: loom.ly/aHz3I3o

#CareLeavers #DisabilityAdvocacy #LivedExperience #OOHC #NDIS

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cfecfw.bsky.social @cfecfw.bsky.social · Aug 11

New and free to read in Children Australia: Bridging the gap: Social work practice challenges in navigating support for families with disabilities
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3043
#FamilyServices #Disability #ChildWelfare #EvidencePractice @maggies90.bsky.social

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Children Australia @childrenaustralia.bsky.social · Aug 8

12 August | 4–6:30pm AEST | Online via Teams

Speakers: Claire Baker (Coram Voice), Sue Caines (FamilyCare), Bailey (Lived Experience Consultant) and Anne Welfare (Anglicare).

Register for free: loom.ly/aHz3I3o

#CareLeavers #DisabilityAdvocacy #LivedExperience #OOHC #NDIS

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cfecfw.bsky.social @cfecfw.bsky.social · Aug 7

Free to read in Children Australia: After the election: What now for children in Australia?
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3074
#EarlyChildhoodEducationAndCare #HealthCare #Housing #Poverty #HumanRights #CabinetMinisterForChildren @anucrawfordschool.bsky.social

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cfecfw.bsky.social @cfecfw.bsky.social · Aug 8

New and free to read in Children Australia: Filicide: Implications of new research for practice
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3053

#ChildSafety #FamilyServices #ChildWelfare #EvidencePractice monashuniversity.bsky.social deakinuniversity.bsky.social

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Children Australia @childrenaustralia.bsky.social · Aug 8

“It’s not sufficient for the government to achieve a pass mark on the wellbeing of children, it must excel, and fostering the human rights of all children must be at the centre of its policy agenda.”

cfecfw.bsky.social @cfecfw.bsky.social · Aug 7

Free to read in Children Australia: After the election: What now for children in Australia?
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3074
#EarlyChildhoodEducationAndCare #HealthCare #Housing #Poverty #HumanRights #CabinetMinisterForChildren @anucrawfordschool.bsky.social

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cfecfw.bsky.social @cfecfw.bsky.social · Aug 7

New and free to read in Children Australia: Exploring trust from the voices of Australian children, young people and care networks in the Mockingbird Family
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3045
#FosterCare #KinshipCare #OutOfHomeCare @flindersuninews.bsky.social

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · Jul 1

Victoria’s Indigenous people experienced ‘genocide’, truth-telling inquiry says

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Victoria’s Indigenous people experienced ‘genocide’, truth-telling inquiry says

Yoorrook Justice Commission splits on final report but makes 100 recommendations aimed at healing and reconciliation

www.theguardian.com

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