Day 1 recordings and presentations

Keynote – Prof Raymond Lovett

Informing Australia’s understanding of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family: Introducing the Indigenous family lifeworld

Parenting, services and family wellbeing

• What creates therapeutic change for traumatised parents and their teens?
  Dr Vivienne Colegrove, The Cairnmillar Institute
• Measuring change in child and family wellbeing - an outcomes tree framework
  Dr Melissa Savaglio, Monash University & Chris Demeyer, BaptistCare
• Family Snapshot: An Australian family functioning tool for Intensive Family Services (IFS) 
  Dr Kelly Jones, Department of Human Services
• Mental health for parents with cognitive impairment accessing family services
  Julie Ja, Deakin University

Supporting children and families in the early years

• Valuing play: Economic evidence for Toy Libraries’ impact
  Debbie Williams, Toy Libraries Australia & Suzi Young, Think Impact
• Parental reflective functioning in pregnancy: Supporting parent–infant attachment before birth
  Claire Georgiou, Playgroup Victoria
• Reimagining toddler wellbeing through co-designed, culturally grounded parent–child interaction therapy innovations
  Lee Bratel & Kay Souter,Karitane
• Playgroup Tasmania’s family linker role: Supporting Tasmanian children and families 
  Alison Keddie & Bec Bowen,both from Playgroup Tasmania

Engaging boys and men in violence prevention

• Professional learning to disrupt the manosphere: Supporting schools to address digitally-mediated misogyny
  Dr Naomi Pfitzner & Dr Stephanie Wescott, both from Monash University
• ‘It would make you feel safer, having a connection with someone’
  Dr Cadhla O Sulliva & Prof Sharon Bessell, both from ANU
• Tailoring violence prevention efforts to the needs of children and young people
  Prof Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Monash University & Matt Tyler, Monash University/UNSW Sydney
• Working with young people on gender norms and masculinities: What works? 
  Anagha Joshi, AIFS

Out-of-home care

• Money isn’t enough: Learnings from an Australian extended care program
  Dr Jemma Venables,University of Queensland
• Does NSW’s Permanency Support Program improve reunification from out-of-home care? 
  Dr Jessica Roberts & Dr Lisa Hodgkin, both from Monash University
• Childhood experiences of DFV among young people who die by suicide: Identifying opportunities for holistic, early interventions
  Prof Silke Meyer, Griffith University
• When transition planning fails, after-care shifts from proactive support to crisis response
  Dr Charlotte Young & Dr Jemma Venables, both from The University of Queensland

Service interventions and DFSV

• Legally Assisted Family Dispute Resolution: A community sector partnership model
  Dr Genevieve Heard & Melody Petersen-Tan, both from Relationships Australia Victoria
• From co-design to impact: A theory of change for MBCPs Dr Genevieve Heard, Relationships Australia Vic, 
  Dr Glenn Althor, Relationships Australia NSW & Kathryn Goldsworthy, AIFS
• Sharing Wisdom: Integrating multicultural expertise in the specialist family violence sector 
  Mary Stathopoulos & Jess Kirwan, both from University of Melbourne
• Mapping interventions for people using family violence: research and practice insights 
  Jackie Brady & Dr Robyn Clough, both from Family and Relationship Services Australia

Inclusive service systems

• The future of family needs: What helplines are seeing first
  Jess Price & Deborah Bunting,Relationships Australia
• Inclusive Pathways: Supporting LGBTIQ+ families in maternity and child and family health
  Cyrena Hunt-Madden, Charles Sturt University
• How services support families to build their ‘Village’
  Dr Tom McClean, Uniting NSW/ ACT, Natalie Worthington & Angela Hoy, both from Uniting Vic/Tas
• Building trauma-transformative foster care through behavioural data and therapeutic integration
  Margaret Stott & Amy Mackenzie, both from OzChild

Military and Veteran families: Work–family dynamics and transitions

• Families as shock absorbers: What happens when systems do not adapt
  Dr Sandi Laaksonen-Sherrin, Soldier On
• Family dynamics in transition: Navigating change from military to civilian life
  Angeli Tabinga, Gallipoli Medical Research
• When families decide: Military service and leaving the ADF 
  Andrew Prevett, Open Door Initiative, Flinders University
• Work-life balance in the Army – an irreconcilable dilemma for the warrior-father
  Annie North, UNSW Canberra

Using data insights to inform policy (Methods)

• iMOB: Shifting research paradigms through Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander leadership 
  Daniel Pole, Head of Melbourne, Public Affairs
• Keeping longitudinal studies relevant in a changing social landscape
  Amanda Vittiglia, AIFS
• The family domestic and sexual violence integrated data system (FDSV IDS) 
  Sally Mills, AIHW
• From cultural data to insight: Strengthening work with multicultural children and families
  Sonia Kalsi, Syd West Multicultural Services & Kathy Karatasas, Cultural Works

Decision-making in early childhood intervention and related services: Operationalising the decision-making guide

• Facilitator: Dr Stewart Muir, AIFS
  Speakers: Dr Tim Moore, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

Supporting children and young people with disability

• Supporting LGBTQ+ young people with disability
  Bowie Stutchbury, AIFS
• The use of potentially harmful behaviours used by Autistic children
  Kylie Butler, AIFS
• Enhancing online safety responses for children with disability using research/ stakeholder insights
  Lauren Elston, eSafety Commissioner

Children and young people and DFV

• At risk and of risk: Young people’s experiences and use of domestic violence
  Facilitator: Frances Lockie, AIFS
  Speaker: Prof Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Monash University; Prof Silke Meyer, Griffith University

Healthy masculinities as prevention: Connected, capable and engaged for stronger familie and communities

• Dept of Health, Disability & Ageing Sponsored Session
  Facilitator: Liz Neville, AIFS
  Speakers:
  • David Casey, Dept of Health, Disability & Ageing
  • Dr Sean Martin, AIFS
  • Matt Tyler, Monash University/ UNSW
  • Ben Vasiliou, The Man Cave

Implementing urgent change to safeguard children – Queensland’s In Plain Sight Report

• Facilitator: Prof Daryl Higgins, Insistute of Child Protection Studies, ACU
  Speakers:
  • Liz Wall, AIFS
  • Luke Twyford, Queensland Family and Child Commission

IPV and young people

• IVY Study: Reflections on use of Intimate Partner Violence by young people:
  Riley Ellard, Centre for Innovative Justice
• Image autonomy, algorithms and preventing image-based harms between young people
  Dr Stephanie Lusby, Respect Victoria
• Supported not stuck: Insights from VLA’s research into intervention orders against children
  Alma Mistry, Victoria Legal Aid

Families and housing

• Mum and dad investors and families for rent: Australia’s family housing inequality
  Prof Wendy Stone, Swinburne University of Technology
• Parental support for first home buyers: The role of fairness Paul Vivian, Curtin University
  Supporting families early: Longitudinal evidence on public housing and child wellbeing
  Dr Jaimie Monk, Home Foundation

Gambling harm mitigation and monitoring

• Impact of mandatory carded play in NSW casinos for gambling harm minimisation
  Dr Robert Heirene, University of Sydney
• Odds are you won’t see It: BetStop awareness, visibility and under-use
  Mikayla Budinski, AIFS
• Lessons from a prevalence and impact study on gambling in WA
  Joseph Cushing, Behavioural Insights Team

Keynote – Prof Leah Ruppanner

Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More

Panel: AI and family wellbeing: navigating risks and opportunities

• Kirra Pendergast
  Founder and Chief Strategist
  Safe on Social and Ctrl+Shft
• Paul Clark
  Executive Manager, Education Prevention And Communities
  Esafety Commissioner
• Dr Beth Chapman
  Associate Head Of School
  Faculty Of Education, University Of Canberra
• Charvi Voola
  eSafety Commissioner's eSafety Youth Council