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Working Together to Care for Kids: A survey of foster and relative/kinship carers

16 July 2019

This short article discusses the findings from a recent national study that examined the service use and needs of foster and relative/kinship carers.

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Upcoming sector events and conferences

Social Impact Festival 2019

Event — 15 July 2019 to 20 July 2019 — Perth, WA.

3rd Infants and Toddlers Conference

Conference — 19 July 2019 to 20 July 2019 — North Ryde, NSW

National Elder Abuse Conference 2019

Event — 22 July 2019 to 23 July 2019 — Brisbane, Qld.

The ACU and DePaul University Conference on Community Engagement and Service Learning

Conference — 23 July 2019 to 25 July 2019 — Melbourne, Vic.

National Suicide Prevention Conference 2019

Conference — 23 July 2019 to 25 July 2019 — Melbourne, Vic.

Australian and New Zealand Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse Conference

Conference — 24 July 2019 to 26 July 2019 — Brisbane, Qld.

Working with refugees

Event — 24 July 2019 — Woolloongabba, Qld.

Rural Remote Social Work Conference 2019

Conference — 25 July 2019 to 26 July 2019 — Horsham, Vic.

Domestic violence, social security and the 'couple rule'

Webinar — 26 July 2019 — Online

Impacts of childhood trauma, including abuse and its manifestations

Webinar — 30 July 2019 — Online

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