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April 2025
Building momentum to put children first
This edition of the Centre's newsletter is marked by progress. We can see it in the recently-legislated universal right to three days of early childhood education and care for Australian children, project funding to help policymakers and communities address child health inequities, and in our submission to envision a better mental health and wellbeing system for children and families.
But to close the equity gap for children within a generation, we need to take advantage of this momentum and push for action. On Thursday, we'll be joined by FrameWorks CEO Dr Nat Kendall-Taylor in a webinar focused on crafting messages that resonate and inspire collective action.
This edition features:
- the launch of our 2025 Paediatric Professional Education Series, covering a range of topics across child development, behaviour and mental health
- a reflection on twenty years of hearing screening with the Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program
- a Policy Brief series collating the key learnings from the Centre for Research Excellence in Childhood Adversity and Mental Health to prevent and mitigate the impact of adverse childhood experiences on children, families and communities
- the fourth blog post from the Education and Learning team on ways of working to understand the broader context of children and families.
Webinar: Acting for Children
Discover how communications can encourage people to work together for shared impact and advance an agenda for children.
Date: Thursday 3 April
Time: 12:30-1:30PM AEDT
Cost: Free
Register now
New Policy Brief Series
The Centre for Research Excellence in Childhood Adversity and Mental Health has published a series of Policy Briefs on the action required to prevent and mitigate the impact of adverse childhood experiences on children, families and communities. Read more.
Healthier Wealthier Families is headed to QLD
Dr Anna Price has received a Paul Ramsay Foundation Experimental Evaluation grant to launch a Healthier Wealthier Families pilot study in Queensland.
Read more.
Amplifying the National Child and Family Hubs Network
The Network’s activities for the first quarter of 2025 have focused on investing in the Network and securing long-term funding to support Hubs.
Read more.
2025 Paediatric Professional Education Series
The series on Child Development, Behaviour and Mental Health is for paediatricians and other healthcare professionals working in community settings. Subscribe for live webinars, on-demand access and practical resources. Read more.
VIHSP turns 20!
February marked 20 years and over 1.3 million screens through the Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program (VIHSP). Administered by the Centre, VIHSP is dedicated to giving newborn babies the best start in life. Read more.
Vote for us in the Value-Based Health Care Congress!
Browse the posters from the CRE in Childhood Adversity and Mental Health, right@home, ANCHOR, Healthier Wealthier Families before casting your vote for the People's Choice award. Vote now.
NHMRC Partnership Project grant for Professor Sharon Goldfeld
Centre Director Professor Sharon Goldfeld AM has secured federal funding to help policymakers and communities address child health inequities in Australia. Read more.
Understanding the broader context of individual families
The fourth in the Reflections on Relational Practice blog series explores the importance of working in ways that seek to understand unique environments and family contexts. Read more.
Targeting investment where it counts
This report from Social Ventures Australia identifies communities for priority investment in integrated early learning models. Read more.
How childhood adversity gets under the skin
The latest snapshot from the Changing Children's Chances team describes how addressing childhood adversity can help to reduce the health impact for those experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage. Read more.
Generation Australia begins with a key partnership
Generation Victoria collaborates with ORIGINS (WA) to spearhead Generation Australia in the latest update from the project. Read more.
Building a better mental health and wellbeing system for children and families
The Centre has six recommendations for the Productivity Commission’s review into the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement. Read more.
Natural disaster resources
The Raising Children Network has just released a suite of resources covering planning and preparing for natural disasters. Read more.
Barriers and facilitators to data-based decision making in Australian early childhood education and care: A qualitative study. Feb. 2025, Social Sciences & Humanities Open.
Acceptability, Feasibility, and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Wellbeing Coordination Program in an Integrated Health and Social Care Hub: A Mixed Methods Study. Feb. 2025, International Journal of Integrated Care.
Caregivers' experiences of being asked about adverse childhood experiences and receiving support from an integrated health and social care hub: a qualitative study. Feb. 2025, BMJ Open.
Screening parents of children with a chronic condition for mental health problems: A systematic review. Feb. 2025, Archives of Disease in Childhood.
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