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Vol. 47, Issue 2 of Children Australia is out now! Read all articles for free at childrenaustralia.org.au #OpenAccess #LivedExperience #Research #Review #Commentary #ChildrenAustralia

As the UK moves to lower its voting age to 16 for the next general election, is it time for Australia to consider this too? Read loom.ly/YxJ85PE Get more perspectives from leaders and thinkers from the child and family services sector at loom.ly/713UbKw

"If we want real-time insight into what works, we need systems people believe in. And belief isn’t built through top-down mandates; it’s earned through design that works." Read Building shared insight: the case for federated benchmarking at loom.ly/GPrcU7U

New and free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: From tokenism to transformation: Lived experience in child and family systems By @timbomoore, Dave Vicary and @BessellSharon doi.org/10.61605/cha_3… #LivedExperience #ChildRights #Participation @ACU_ICPS @GoodShepANZ @ANUCrawford

New and free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: What will it take to make child safety, rights and wellbeing a priority in Australia? By Anne Hollonds doi.org/10.61605/cha_3… #ChildRights #ChildSafety #ChildWellbeing #EvidenceBasedPolicy

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New & free to read: The impact of using an infant and child-led therapeutic approach for key workers working with families identified as at risk doi.org/10.61605/cha_3… #InfantAndChildMentalHealth #IntergenerationTherapy #FamilyTherapy #FamilyViolence #ChildrenAustralia

🛎️ Sector Buzz: Happy holidays from the Centre! - mailchi.mp/cfecfw/sectorb…

Sector Buzz Tasmania: Happy holidays from the Centre! - mailchi.mp/cfecfw/sectorb…

The journey to Treaty, truth and recognition for our First Peoples of Australia has been generations in the making. The Centre joins member organisations across Victoria in celebration of the historic formal commencement of Treaty in Victoria today. loom.ly/8yiiyf4 🖤💛❤️

The Centre strongly endorses the Children, Youth and Families (Supporting Stable and Strong Families) Bill 2025, which establishes shared responsibility across government departments to support at-risk children and care leavers. See loom.ly/hWHgmcQ

Today is International Human Rights Day and the Centre has joined the #HomeTime national day of action inviting Australians to look through the eyes of the children in their lives. Send a message to fix housing for young people at hometime.org.au/action #HomeTime #WhyHome

New and free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: A literature review of therapeutic intervention with young survivors of violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect doi.org/10.61605/cha_3… #TherapeuticIntervention #ChildAndFamilyServices

New and free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: Exploring principles of trauma-informed care to strengthen service delivery for parents of children with complex support needs doi.org/10.61605/cha_3… @UniMelbMDHS #ChildAndFamilyServices #ParentTrauma #TraumaInformed

It's Research Review time - open for the latest sector research! - mailchi.mp/cfecfw/may2024…

🛎️ Sector Buzz: Our Annual Report 24-25, an Open Letter to the Premier, and more. - mailchi.mp/cfecfw/sectorb…

Using the ABS data, not only have we seen a drop in youth offenders overall, but all states and territories show a significant and sustained drop, including in the lead-up to the introduction of new laws, says Macquarie University's Alex Simpson. Read: loom.ly/PKo7vtM

🌟🎉Congratulations to Amber Schultz – SMH - winner of the best story about chidren and young people in out-of-home care in the Centre's Media Awards 2025 for her story: Jack’s mother thought he was being looked after. He died desperate and alone More: loom.ly/oYBwnyk

Sector Buzz Tasmania: Interim Budget summary, launching our 16 Days campaign, and more. - mailchi.mp/cfecfw/sectorb…