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Rainbow hair campaign seeks diversity of foster carers
05 Sep 2011
A campaign seeking people from all walks of life to meet Victoria’s rising demand for foster carers will be launched in Richmond tomorrow, Wednesday 7 September, by Minister for Community Services, Mary Wooldridge.
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Child Protection Week leads media update
05 Sep 2011
Today's media update looks at a broad range of issues including outcomes for kids leaving care, the investigation of abuse, the influence of marriage on child wellbeing, income management, politics and community values, and scrutiny of government IT systems.
Please note that inclusion of articles in the media scan does not necessarily imply Centre endorsement of any positions they promote. Our aim is to spark robust but respectful discussion of issues.
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Celebrate Foster dads this Fathers’ Day
01 Sep 2011
When we celebrate the contribution of all fathers this Fathers’ Day, we should also acknowledge as a community the 1200 men of all ages and from all walks of life who are foster dads for children and young people who can’t live with their families, according to the peak organisation for child and family services in Victoria.
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Resi care article shows life’s not always a ball
30 Aug 2011
Today's edition of The Age carries extensive coverage of residential care issues by social affairs editor, Michelle Griffin. The article is sure to spark a lot of welcome discussion, and it's good to see an entire broadsheet page of the paper devoted to these important issues. The story can be found here:
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New inquiry call, child protection and occasional care in media
29 Aug 2011
Today's media update focuses on a call for a new Victorian inquiry following allegations of a cover-up regarding a report on abuse prepared for the Catholic Church. Also featuring are the NSW Ombudsman's findings on child protection, and the funding challenges of the Take a Break occasional childcare program.
Your comments on these issues are most welcome and can be made here using our comment form (anonymously if you wish).
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Minister must be open on why community services fail
23 Aug 2011
A doorstop media interview given today by community services minister Mary Wooldridge has raised serious questions regarding the potential closure of an unspecified number of community organisations providing child and family services for vulnerable Victorians.
The minister failed to rule out further closures following her announcement in the interview that Orana Family Services would not continue to be funded by the Department of Human Services following a service review by the department.
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Volunteers subsidise cost of caring for vulnerable children
23 Aug 2011
A forum today will hear that volunteers who house and care for thousands of Victoria’s vulnerable children and young people are subsidising the real costs of care due to inadequate government reimbursement.
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Riots hold lessons for State’s vulnerable children policy
17 Aug 2011
Update: Transcript of William Carey Lecture now available (PDF)
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Parenting with an intellectual disability
17 Aug 2011
Do you work with parents with an intellectual disability? If so, don't miss this one-day training program next Thursday 25 August.
This workshop aims to share best practice evidence for effectively working with parents with learning difficulties or intellectual disabilities. Share the learning from the CAFS highly successful Growing Together Program.
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Media focus on riot crime neglects social factors
10 Aug 2011
Today's media update focuses on the London riots, coverage of which has emphasised "criminal opportunism", failures of policing and individual moral responsibility, and has included descriptions of the spreading lawlessness as a sickness, contagion or virus.
Here we have selected coverage questioning the social origins of the riots (including the response to the London police shooting), with a Salvation Army opinion piece in today's Herald Sun asking whether similar riots could happen here.
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Residential care and human rights in the media
07 Aug 2011
Today's media update leads with reported allegations by former workers and a former board member from Warrnambool community service organisation, Community Connections. There was also substantial coverage over the weekend of the human rights charter and sentencing.
Your comments on any of these issues are most welcome and can be made here using our comment form (anonymously if you wish).
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Media focus on homeless children and youth
04 Aug 2011
Today's media update reflects Homeless Persons' Week, with several reports highlighting impacts on children, youth and women.
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