The Newman’s Own Foundation, the philanthropic legacy of US actor Paul Newman, has extended its deadline for applications for $1 million (USD) in donations to Australian charities to give Not for Profits more time to apply. The Foundation says the deadline has been extended to...
This week: research focus on early childhood development and wellbeing; sector leaders react to government moves to establish a child and youth commissioner; homelessness linked with childhood abuse and neglect; and, Australians recognise a national drinking problem, and more:
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Dovetail - News RSS Feed April 20, 2012
The Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian have published a report which looks at the issues faced by young people in care, who use inhalants. The report focuses on two case studies which illustrate the difficulties faced by services in responding to young people in care who are using inhalants.
The report contains a number of recommendations...
Dovetail - News RSS Feed April 20, 2012
The Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) are coordinating the development of a national plan to improve the wellbeing of children and young people. A number of activities are in the pipeline, including a review of evidence for effective intervention with children and young people, and consultation with children, young people, parents and workers.
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Dovetail - News RSS Feed April 20, 2012
Only a few short weeks ago, around 140 youth and alcohol and other drug workers gathered together in Brisbane to discuss issues relating to youth AOD use and develop priority areas for action. A huge amount of information was generated across the two days, and this has now been distilled into a report which contains an overview of the major themes that emerged across the two days....
Hon Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Grassroots support services for vulnerable children and their families will benefit from access to a $5 million funding boost from the Australian Government.
Organisations working in the community across Australia will be able to apply for a one-off...
PeakCare Queensland Inc.
On 30 March 2012 three AIFS Clearinghouses amalgamated and the Child Family Community Australia (CFCA) information exchange was born.
The new website contains the latest news, research, reports and events to assist professionals protect children, support families and strengthen communities.
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Queensland Alliance Newsletter April 2012
Dovetail - News RSS Feed April 13, 2012
Children's Health Service's Child and Youth Mental Health Service are running a full day workshop on Thursday April 26th at Spring Hill in Brisbane, designed to assist workers who are engaging with families affected by parental dual diagnosis. The training workshop provides an overview of the prevalence and impact of parental dual diagnosis, as well as enhancing the skills of workers to...
Dovetail - News RSS Feed April 13, 2012
The National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) have released the latest installment in their workforce development project, this time with a suite of resources specifically targeted at Indigenous AOD workers. The resource contains a number of documents including "Indigenous Alcohol and Drug Workforce Challenges: A Literature Review of Issues Related to...
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