Wellbeing

National Child Protection Week starts on Sunday 3 September! 

See below for lots of ways that you can get involved.

 In particular, we're excited to launch our webinar program for the week.

 The webinars have been designed to extend the 'where we start matters' conversation through thoughtful discussions with innovative thinkers.

Register for webinars! 

Let’s join forces to prevent child maltreatment (Official National Child Protection Week Launch): 

• Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd)
• Professor Ben Mathews to provide insight into the findings of the Australian Child Maltreatment Study 

Let’s listen deeply to what First Nations can teach us about child wellbeing  

• Emeritus Professor Judy Atkinson, Jiman & Bundjalung woman, Founder We Al-li
• Kylie Captain, Gamilaroi woman, Director Dream Big Education Wellbeing & Consulting 

Let’s keep kids in the picture: family violence hurts children too 

• Jess Hill, Journalist, Author and Advocate

Biljana Milosevic Director, Jannawi Family Centre

Let’s partner for better outcomes: How the national Safe and Supported Framework and Action Plans are shifting outcomes for children and their families 

• Dr Paul Gray, Wiradjuri man & Associate Professor at the Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research, UTS

Tim Crosier, Manager Children’s Policy Branch, Department of Social Services

Preventing emotional abuse of children: The role of parenting support 

• Dr Divna Haslam, Senior Research Fellow and Clinical Psychologist, Queensland University of Technology 
• Associate Professor Alina Morawska, Director Parenting and Family Support Centre, University of Queensland

Let’s hear from young people: What’s missing from education on relationships, consent and sex? 

• Chanel Contos, ​​Founder, Teach Us Consent
• Libby Payne, Love Bites facilitator and youth advocate
• Oliver White, Chairperson of NAPCAN Youth Speak Out (NYSO)
• Ruben Sherriff, member of NAPCAN Youth Speak Out (NYSO)

Let’s talk about the dollars: Are we being clever in how we invest in keeping children safe and well?  

• Natalie Siegel-Brown, Commissioner specialising in Social Policy, Australian Productivity Commission
• Robyn Mildon, Founding CEO, Centre for Evidence and Implementation
• Professor Sharon Bessell, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU

Let’s get our words right: how to craft messages that drive child abuse prevention 

• Nat Kendall-Taylor, CEO FrameWorks Institute US
• Annette Michaux, Parenting Research Centre & Frameworks