Parents are furious that it will take until 2029 for the NCCC to be fully operational and that states and territories must opt in to the system with no deadline for them to do so.

Read https://loom.ly/O5Cr6-4

Applications for the Switch to Child Protection 2026 program are open.
📌 Earn while you learn, and make a positive change to the lives of children, young people, families and carers.

Apply by Monday 23 March 2026, 11:59 pm.
Learn more: https://www.dffh.vic.gov.au/switch-child-protection

The 2024–25 Productivity Commission Report on Government Services captures how children and families experience risk, support, and intervention over time.

#RoGS26 Child Protection Summary at https://loom.ly/IcAGooM

“This is far from a handout. This change represents a leg-up for families and an opportunity for the children who are set to benefit the most from early education to get access,” says SNAICC CEO Catherine Liddle.

More at https://thesector.com.auequity-100-hours-early-learning-matters-the-sector/

Grandparent Lucy funded her daughter’s legal case, which was described as one of the worst examples of an alleged perpetrator using the court system to enact revenge.

Read more: https://loom.ly/hcZeLHU

#FamilyCourt

"Instead of reducing crime or promoting community safety, detention compounds trauma, disconnects children from education, family and community, and increases the likelihood they will continue to commit crimes," says Anne Hollonds, Justice Reform Initiative.

More at https://loom.ly/4uZgPKI

🌈🌈🌈The Centre is excited to be marching at Midsumma Pride on Sunday from 10.30am, celebrating LGBTQIA+ pride in the heart of St Kilda.

#CentrePride #MidsummaFestival #AllKindsOfKids

Young victim-survivors of family violence say they need to be treated as individuals and not an extension of Women's Safety funding, and the frontline focus needs to be on case management, not healing.

Read https://loom.ly/-vbzq-Y

Today is #InternationalDayOfEducation.

At the Centre, we firmly believe education is a human right. Through programs such as #RaisingExpectations, we are helping care-experienced young people like Ruby overcome barriers to achieving their education goals: https://loom.ly/tmdaLH4

Photo by Anastasia Shuraeva: https://www.pexels.com/photo/children-coloring-on-tables-in-a-room-8465501/

A new editorial in Children Australia calls us to imagine a future where young people’s insights are not optional, but essential – woven into the very fabric of how we design, deliver and evaluate child and family services.
More: https://loom.ly/qVpaTzM

What does it cost to deliver impact? Often important elements like quality systems, workforce development and data infrastructure are labelled as “overheads” - when they’re in fact the backbone of effective services.

👉 Read more: https://loom.ly/WiPXqfs
More Perspectives: https://loom.ly/713UbKw

Overheads have long been treated as a necessary evil in social services: something to reduce, conceal, or apologise for. The myth is that low administration cost equals high impact, and that every dollar not spent directly on “the work” is waste.

Read more at https://loom.ly/WiPXqfs

Vol. 47, Issue 2 of Children Australia is out now! Read all articles for free at https://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 doing likewise?

Read more https://loom.ly/YxJ85PE

Get more perspectives from leaders and thinkers from the child and family services sector at https://loom.ly/713UbKw

New and free to read in #ChildrenAustralia: From tokenism to transformation: Lived experience in child and family systems
By @timbomoore.bsky.social, Dave Vicary and Sharon Bessell
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3105
#LivedExperience #ChildRights #Participation

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
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3106

#ChildRights #ChildSafety #ChildWellbeing #EvidenceBasedPolicy

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
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3073
#InfantAndChildMentalHealth #FamilyTherapy #FamilyViolence #ChildrenAustralia latrobeuni.bsky.social

New & free to read: Learning in and beyond school
By Cadhla O'Sullivan, Sharon Bessell, Bob, Crescent Moon, Orange Sharpie & Sam
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3081

#Learning #Education #Community #School
@anucrawfordschool.bsky.social

New & free to read: Learning for a healthy life now and in the future
By Sharon Bessell, Cadhla O'Sullivan, Ahmed, Aaliyah, Jonathan, Lilyjana & Tru
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3080

#Learning #Education #Community #School
@anucrawfordschool.bsky.social

Treaty for Victoria. It's Here! firstpeoplesvic.org

The journey to Treaty, truth and recognition for our First Peoples of Australia has been generations in the making. The Centre joins its member organisations across Victoria in celebration of the historic formal commencement of Treaty in Victoria today.

https://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.

Read our statement: https://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 www.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
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3061
#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
https://doi.org/10.61605/cha_3060
#ParentTrauma #TraumaInformed @unimelb.bsky.social

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: https://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: https://loom.ly/oYBwnyk

The Centre has joined member organisations to express concern over delays to the Social Services Regulation Amendment Bill 2025. We believe children's safety is at risk if this legislation is watered down or if the disability components are removed.

See: https://loom.ly/rHOY0o0

🌟🎉Congratulations to Dellaram Vreeland – Guardian AU - winner of the best story about families in the Centre's Media Awards 2025

Allanah lost her son when she was 22 weeks pregnant. Now she’s helping others through the grief of stillbirth

More: https://loom.ly/oYBwnyk

🌟🎉Congratulations to Melissa Cunningham – The Age winner of the best story about children in the Centre's Media Awards 2025 for her story: Last chance court: Balancing the scales of justice for teen criminals and the victims they traumatise

See: https://loom.ly/oYBwnyk

The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare has joined community organisations across Victoria in expressing dismay at the Victorian Government’s ‘Adult Time for Violent Crime’ youth justice changes.

Read the full media release at https://loom.ly/0LZjDls