Communities That Care Australia in Parkville, Victoria, Australia | Non-profit organisation

Communities That Care Australia

Locality: Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9345 4147

Address: Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Road 3052 Parkville, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.communitiesthatcare.org.au/

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24.01.2022 The Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children together with the European Union Delegation to the UN and the Permanent Missions of France, Uruguay, Colombia, and Japan and with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children and UNICEF organized a webinar for the UN Member States on the increased risk of violence to children during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The briefing presented an opportunity to share challenges faced and ...actions being taken by countries during the outbreak and its recovery, ahead of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. Speakers: - Ambassador Silvio Gonzato, Deputy Head of Delegation, Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations - Ambassador Carlos Amorín, Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations - Anne Gueguen, the Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations - Ambassador Guillermo Fernández de Soto, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations - Ambassador Kimihiro Ishikane, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations - Ambassador Sima Bahous, Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Nations - Najat Maalla M’jid, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children - Cornelius Williams, Associate Director, Child Protection, UNICEF - Etienne Krug, Director, Department of the Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXCHom4PRCs&feature=youtu.be

23.01.2022 ~ 80% of sporting clubs are illegally selling alcohol to minors - fantastic monitoring efforts by the #Geelong #CommunitiesThatCare group. Get in touch with us if this is something you'd like to monitor & address in your community! #alcohol #monitoring #minors #sporting #clubs #CTCAust

23.01.2022 New Resources: Reframing Adolescence and Adolescent Development Frame Works Institute - How we say things is as important as what we say, especially when we are trying to change thinking and policy to better serve children, young people and families. This toolkit is a resource for communicators who want to change the narrative about adolescence and adolescent development. We should use this Core Story as often as possible in all public facing materials. It includes all of the well-framed information people need to understand, to support and even to demand policies that would improve the lives of all adolescents.

23.01.2022 Great to see Louise, the #Geelong #CommunitiesThatCare coordinator in action! The passion and dedication of the Geelong group has seen the alcohol supply monitoring work continue to expand from monitoring within outlets to now moving into the sporting club space! #alcohol #supply #monitoring #minors #CTCAust #CTCAustralia #prvention

22.01.2022 Great to have Justin McDonnell, Director of Engagement, Inclusion & Support (Vic Dept of Education) on our panel discussing some of the positive #government initiatives in place to support #young #Victorian students. #CTCAust

22.01.2022 Will you join us?

22.01.2022 Deb, coordinator from our Knox #CommunitiesThatCare group discusses the importance of parent involvement in discussions around delaying drinking until the age of 18. Deb mentions research that indicates that in families where adults allow moderate alcohol use, their children are more likely to rebel with heavy & harmful alcohol use. Click on below link to read on #Knox #alcohol #minors #prevention #CTCAust

20.01.2022 Drinking in isolation The Alcohol and Drug Foundation's ‘You haven’t been drinking alone’ campaign is designed to encourage Australian parents to consider the impacts that increased drinking during lockdown might be having on themselves and their children. Watch the full campaign video below.

20.01.2022 So moving to see members of the Youth Voice, an initiative by CTC Stonnington, sharing powerful personal stories about the challenges of mental health. Let's use these stories as a starting point for more dialogue #youth #voices #CTCAust #Stonnington

20.01.2022 A very interesting video share of last night's webinar with Penny Dakin and Rebecca Goodhue from The Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) Australia on "A Common Approach to Children's Wellbeing"? ARACY works to progress and promotes evidence-based programs and strategies to improve the wellbeing of #children and #youngpeople. By collaborating with researchers, policymakers, and practitioners, ARACY turns what works into practical, #preventativeaction. The video: https://lnkd.in/gCaTKxD

18.01.2022 CTC Aust were honored to receive an International Safety Media Award in Thailand earlier this month at the World Health Organization (WHO) Safety Conference! Thank you International Safety Media Awards for the recognition of our work in #alcohol related injury prevention. Thank you to our Board member Barbara Minuzzo who received this on our behalf - & for the amazing work she does in this space! According to World Health Organization (WHO), more than 5 million people die each year from injuries, accounting for 9% of deaths globally. In terms of deaths attributed to alcohol, 28% were due to injuries, such as those from traffic crashes, self-harm & interpersonal violence. #CTCAust

16.01.2022 #WDoR2020 Official video provided by World Health Organization (WHO) to REMEMBER those who died, SUPPORT those who survived and ACT for a better post crash re...sponse. #RememberSupportAct Video is available in many other languages here https://www.youtube.com/playlist or on the #WDoR website https://worlddayofremembrance.org/video-gallery/ See more

16.01.2022 Next up we hear from Deakin University University Professor John Toumbourou, CEO of #CommunitiesThatCare - he starts by discussing #locality as an important factor of child risk #riskfactors #placebased #prevention #CTCAust

15.01.2022 Before the COVID-19 pandemic, before social distancing, facemasks/face shields/empty cities, and quarantine - I spoke to previous winners of the International Safety Media Awards, In this case, I spoke to Dr Bosco Rowland about Communities That Care Australia with its vision to promote the healthy development of children and young people through long term community planning to prevent health and social problems. Communities That Care Australia was the proud recipient of the E...xceptional Media Evaluation Award2018. The International Safety Media Awards 2020 winners will be announced at the ‘Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase’ Monday 22 to Friday 26 March 2021 PLEASE JOIN US! The virtual event will be followed by the Face to Face 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion (Safety) 2022 Sunday 27 to Wednesday 30 November 2022 in Adelaide https://www.worldsafety2022.com/ For updates: Please Follow Like and Share the social media pages o https://www.linkedin.com/company/isma-awards/ o Facebook https://www.facebook.com/InternationalSafetyMediaAwards/ o Twitter @ISMA_awards and o ISMA website http://isma-awards.org/ o Instagram https://www.instagram.com/isma_awards/ Thank you to our sponsor The Big Canvas See more

13.01.2022 To prevent youth mental health problems, suicide, and family violence following the pandemic, Australia should follow Russia's example and increase the legal age for purchasing alcohol to 21. http://21bethere.blogspot.com//new-plans-to-raise-mlpa-min

12.01.2022 While many people said they drank more during the pandemic, others actually drank less, mainly because socialising at clubs, pubs and parties wasn't possible.

11.01.2022 Children’s wellbeing and mental health are likely to decline as a result of lockdowns, school closures, strains on family relationships, and economic uncertainty. To minimise the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, governments must provide effective support that minimises inequalities amongst children. (Murdoch Children's Research Institute )

09.01.2022 #CommunitiesThatCare #Knox has been busy! Coordinator Deb Cocks shares insight in their latest work in monitoring alcohol sales in sports clubs - in Knox, "...recent research shows that while some staff and volunteers are complying with the law, others clubs need to be more vigilant in their responsible service of alcohol. Their care for young people is important and ensuring young people are supported to make positive healthy decisions by creating a protective club environment, especially when it comes to alcohol, is priceless

09.01.2022 Given there is no #safe level of #alcohol consumption during #pregnancy, we welcome the move to introduce #mandatory #pregnancy warning labels on all packaged #alcohol products #CTCAust http://www.heraldsun.com.au//b6f5236dab9f54fced40af5c3fef1

08.01.2022 On 1 July 2020, Every Child joined partners in the Australia Together group to host the inaugural National Community Recovery Summit. Attracting over 500 people from across Australia we are so grateful to everyone who joined to talk about building back better from the COVID-19 pandemic. Weren’t able to join live? Watch the short video we made to celebrate the day.

07.01.2022 Did you see us in today’s Geelong Advertiser? Former Geelong Cats great Andrew Bews, and our Communities That Care Australia Coordinator Louise McDonald, had their IDs out with Sarah Naylor from the Geelong West Giants to raise awareness of a new campaign to reduce early age alcohol use. The campaign is asking local venues who sell alcohol to consider asking all customers for ID. Copies of the poster will be distributed at no cost to local alcohol outlets including sportin...g clubs. To access a copy contact Louise McDonald at BCYF on 0418 210 865 or email [email protected]. For more information on BCYF visit bcyf.org.au. Read the full article online: https://bit.ly/2KIO8DF BCYF Barwon Child, Youth & Family

07.01.2022 Youth homelessness is increasing. Our research identified ineffective schools as a preventable contributor both in Australia and the USA. In a large cross-national longitudinal study, students that experienced school suspension had a 176% increased probability of homelessness as young adults, after adjusting for other causes. Experiencing academic failure further increased the probability. Don't put up with homelessness - demand effective schools. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11121-020-01092-9

06.01.2022 New Podcast! Listen in as our Editor-in-Chief talks with Dr. Becky Naumann, faculty at UNC's Injury Prevention Research Center, about opioids, road safety, and the effectiveness of public policy as an injury prevention tool http://ow.ly/LDCK50B1gms Injury Prevention... #injuryprevention #podcast

05.01.2022 Closing the Gap 12 years on: little progress, high hopes - NIT How can our people be expected to get and hold a job, go to school on time and be ready to learn, stay healthy and get a decent night’s sleep when they live in overcrowded and unsafe houses? Turner said.

03.01.2022 Communities That Care Newsletter | Edition 1 - https://mailchi.mp//communities-that-care-newsletter-editi

03.01.2022 GCI held the second CREATE online seminar on 1 July 2020. The natural fluctuations that occur in communities and #communitycoalitions underline the importance of establishing a routine process for all partners to engage in regular reflection about #coalitionwellbeing and functioning. Self-review can be a powerful catalyst for growth and achieving shared goals. Collecting information that promotes reflection forms a core part of a continuous learning and improvement cycle an...d can help coalition members strengthen the way they work together to enhance outcomes for their community. The Coalition Wellbeing Survey was developed as a tool for use by community coalitions to review their collective practices in a systematic and replicable way. It helps coalitions gather reliable data on factors that are known to underpin successful collaborative initiatives. Within the CREATE-ing Pathways to Child Wellbeing Project the Coalition Wellbeing Survey has been used by community coalitions throughout Queensland and NSW to measure coalition wellbeing and strengthen their collaboration. This presentation will discuss the value of using #measurementtools like the Coalition Wellbeing Survey to strengthen collaboration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwB0CYw3oqI&feature=youtu.be

01.01.2022 GCI held its first online seminar ‘The power of a critical friend Collective Change Facilitation’ on 17 June 2020. "Do you ever wish you could call a friend to bounce ideas around or ask them for their opinion? Do you wish you had someone you could rely on to provide you with honest but constructive advice? Or someone who can keep an eye on the big picture and ask those tricky questions that get you thinking? Collective Change Facilitators (sometimes known as Collective Im...pact Facilitators) are an important part of the #PreventionTranslation and #SupportSystem being developed as part of the CREATE-ing Pathways to #ChildWellbeing project. #CollectiveChange Facilitators work to strengthen #CommunityCoalition functioning, a factor that has been linked to coalition success when influencing positive community change. They support #collaboration & relationships within & external to the community coalition by working alongside members of a partnership to enhance their functioning while also #buildingcapacity. As part of this presentation, we will unpack what it means to be a Collective Change Facilitator and discuss the impact of a critical friend walking alongside you...." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2OZYULTZ7w#action=share See more