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Families Australia

Locality: Barton

Phone: +61 2 6273 4885

Address: Level 4, 24 Brisbane Ave 2600 Barton, ACT, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 Families Australia is a national, not-for-profit, peak organisation that strives to improve the wellbeing of Australian families, especially the most vulnerable and marginalised. Our vision is to see Australian families, in all their diversity, enjoy the greatest possible wellbeing. In the AOD space that begins with addressing the stigma, isolation and misinformation which stops people from seeking help. That is why we have joined the campaign to Rethink Addiction. Dr Brian Babington, CEO #RethinkAddiction

23.01.2022 The Family Matters Report 2020 documents the national crisis of continuing and growing removals of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, investigates the reasons for these removals, and highlights the solutions that will meet the Family Matters campaign’s purpose of ending the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection by 2040. @familymattersau #familymattersreport2020 More: https://www.familymatters.org.au/

23.01.2022 Find the latest policy, practice and research news from Australia and overseas. https://mailchi.mp/familiesa.../national-family-news-2898034

22.01.2022 Announcing National Families Week 2021 - https://mailchi.mp/familiesa/national-families-week-2898094

22.01.2022 Families Australia congratulates the ACT Government on agreeing to this important reform.

21.01.2022 Read Families Australia's submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence. More https://familiesaustralia.org.au//Families-Australia-Submi

19.01.2022 #childaware #PregnantPause FARE Australia Damien O'Connor MP Sarah Courtney MP Jeremy Rockliff Jenny Mikakos MP

19.01.2022 In 2019-2020, Families Australia, on behalf of the National Coalition, convened workshops and leadership consultations on the future of national child and family wellbeing policy around Australia. The consultation reports and final report are available here. https://familiesaustralia.org.au/about/beyond-2020/

16.01.2022 For Victoria only: Turning Point is seeking participants for a confidential online survey. The survey is available here. https://monash.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3azqDvXMa4qReUR

16.01.2022 National Family News - https://mailchi.mp/familiesaus/national-family-news-2898126

15.01.2022 The @1800RESPECT service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by phone and web chat to frontline workers who need to talk. https://www.1800respect.org.au/

15.01.2022 National Child Protection starts on Sunday 6 September and runs until 12 September. This year National Child Protection Week will celebrate its 30th year with the theme: Putting children first#ncpw, #ncpw20 #playyourpart. More: https://www.napcan.org.au/national-child-protection-week/

14.01.2022 Read the latest edition of National Family News: policy, practice and research from Australia and overseas: https://mailchi.mp/familiesaus/national-family-news-2897978

13.01.2022 Announcing National Families Week 2021 - https://mailchi.mp/familiesa/national-families-week-2898130

13.01.2022 Correction - The date of the 13th Anniversary of the National Apology to Australia's Indigenous Peoples is 13 February 2021. - https://mailchi.mp/familiesaus/national-family-news-2898098

11.01.2022 The latest edition of National Family News: policy, practice and research from Australia and overseas is ready for viewing: https://mailchi.mp/familiesaus/national-family-news-2898010

11.01.2022 Families Australia CEO, Dr Brian Babington, will be speaking at a free National Child Protection Week webinar 'Putting Children First - Building Back Better' on Friday 11 Sept at 10:30 AEST. More: https://www.napcan.org.au/official-program-webinars-events/ #playyourpart #ncpw20 #ncpw

10.01.2022 National Family News - https://mailchi.mp/familiesaus/national-family-news-2898090

09.01.2022 We are now seeking expressions of interest from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 18-35 to join our Youth Reference Group to engage with the wor...k of The Healing Foundation and, in particular, the national conversation about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healing. As a youth leader you will work closely with Stolen Generations survivors and their descendants to represent lived experiences as well as resilience, survival and intergenerational healing. If you want to contribute to the healing of our people, head to https://healingfoundation.org.au/youth-reference-group/ to apply today!

08.01.2022 BREAKING: Today a new report was released by the Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council which found the number of kids being locked up on remand has DOUBLED over... the last decade. When these kids finally got to court, most were never sentenced to time behind bars. They should never have spent time in prison. #RaiseTheAge: raisetheage.org.au/changetherecord

08.01.2022 Multicultural young people from across Australia talk about the impacts of COVID-19.

07.01.2022 Today is International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD). The theme for IDPwD 2020 is Building Back Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable post COVID-19 World. https://www.idpwd.com.au/about/

07.01.2022 Anti-Poverty Week commences on Sunday, 11 October 2020. #APW2020 This year APW is supporting affordable housing for all as the best solution to reducing poverty and partnering with the Everybody's Home campaign. More https://antipovertyweek.org.au/

07.01.2022 Families Australia held consultations nationally on the successor plan for the National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children. Read the report here. https://familiesaustralia.org.au//BEYOND-2020-FINAL-NATION

06.01.2022 Perinatal Mental Health Week is a time to raise awareness and collaborate to ensure that parents in need know that they are not alone. 1 in 5 new mums and 1 in 10 new dads experience perinatal depression and anxiety, which is around 100,000 Australian parents each year. "We're here, we're listening". https://pmhweek.org.au/ @perinatalwellbeingcentre

06.01.2022 For young people in the ACT. More www.hrc.act.gov.au

05.01.2022 Just released from SCU this report provides the views of young people about actively contributing to current social policy. Find the report here: https://issuu.com/givingduewe//scu_through_our_eyes_pages

05.01.2022 Families Australia is pleased to be a signatory to an open letter seeking government support to ensure that every child can thrive. More: https://familiesaustralia.org.au//Letter-Job-Seeker-and-Pa

05.01.2022 The latest policy, practice and research news from Australia and overseas: https://mailchi.mp/familiesaus/national-family-news-2898050

05.01.2022 This Top Ten Tip from National Families Week is particularly appropriate at the moment. National Families Week will be celebrated 15-21 May 2021. #nationalfamiliesweek #strongerfamilies #strongercommunities More: https://nfw.org.au/

05.01.2022 Celebrate NAIDOC Week 2020 from 8-15 November. The theme 'Always Was, Always Will Be' recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek @NAIDOC

05.01.2022 Happy to have supported this great campaign. What a great outcome!

04.01.2022 A resource for people who have experienced sexualised violence or people who would like to learn more. Insight Exchange. https://www.insightexchange.net//My-Dignity-My-body-is-min

04.01.2022 FARE Australia supports changes currently before the NSW Parliament. Families Australia CEO, Dr Brian Babington says it is imperative that these reforms occur in order to safeguard children, young people and families. More http://drinktank.org.au//covid-19-shines-a-light-on-onlin/

04.01.2022 While it's not National Families Week until 15-21 May 2021, this tip is relevant all year. #familiesweek #strongerfamilies #strongercommunities. More https://nfw.org.au/