Day 2 recordings and presentations

Keynote – Hon Professor Cathy Humphreys

Disrupting established policy and practice: addressing the intersection of DFV and substance use

Panel: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-determination in child protection and systems reform

• Facilitator: Prof Paul Gray, Child Protection Advocacy Hub, Uts Jumbunna
• Speakers:
  • Catherine Liddle, Chief Executive Officer, SNAICC - National Voice For Our Children
  • Olga Havnen, Chief Executive Officer, Our Ways Strong Together
  • Sue-Anne Hunter, Commissioner, National Commission For Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Children And Young People

Defence and veteran family wellbeing

• Psychosocial wellbeing and family functioning of Australian Defence families during military-to-civilian transition
  Amber B. Cohen, Gallipoli Medical Research
• Adapting evidence-based relationship education for Defence and veteran couples
  Dr Melissa Bakhurst, La Trobe University & Karen Green, Open Arms
• Application of single session thinking for military and veteran families
  Dr Martine Cosgrove, The Bouverie Centre
• ‘The family joins too’ ... and Defence joins the family
  Ruth Clare, Monash University

Socio-economic disadvantage and child and family wellbeing

• Interactions between household and neighbourhood socio-economic disadvantage in early childhood development
  Dr Sarah Gray, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
• The $60 billion price tag: Economic impacts of child poverty in NSW 
  Neha Shah, NSW Council of Social Service & Brad Ruting, Equity Economics
• The purpose of social services and why Australia needs progressive universalism
  Barbara Honeysett & Dr Ryan Martin, both from the Centre for Policy Development
• Australia’s accommodation responses to Family and Domestic Violence – a contemporary review 
  Dr Renee Lane, AHURI

Child safety/protection and intersections with DFSV

• Addressing systemic disadvantage for Muslim communities within Victoria’s child protection system 
  Dr Kate Hammond & Mariyam Fahmy, both from the Australian Muslim Women’s Centre For Human Rights
• Strengthening service system responses for migrant children affected by family violence
  Gemma Tarpey-Brown & Prof Karen Block, both from the Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne
• Improving cultural safety: Recommendations for child protection practitioners
  Stephanie White, Deakin University & Kaitlyn McVicar, Monash University
• Keeping kids connected to culture: The C4 model for reflective multicultural practice
  Kathy Karatasas, CulturalWorks,

Children’s voices and codesign for policy and practice

• Children first, always: Children first, always: Building courts that listen
  Janet Carmichael, FCFC Children’s Committee & Judge Kylie Beckhouse, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA)
• Children in their own right: Young people’s voices shaping policy and practice
  Kirra, Berry Street & Youna Kim, ANROWS
• Measuring safety: Co-designing national indicators with children and young people
  Imogen Williams and Rachel Aston, both from ARTD Consultants

Experiences of migrant and refugee families in Australia

• Navigating new forms of bargaining in nuclear homes post-migration 
  Sana Ashraf, University of Melbourne
• Family structures and transitions in Iraqi refugee families: Implications for educators
  Dr Seham Shwayli, Victoria University
• Strengthening social capital and cohesion of humanitarian entrants through Community Supporter Programs
  Dr Charlotte Young, The University of Queensland
• The dynamic relationship between social connectedness and health: A multilevel longitudinal analysis
  Jingyeong Song, The University of Queensland

Work and family

• Exploring parents’ views and experiences of working from home: A qualitative study
  Dr Stacey Hokke, La Trobe University
• Family joblessness in Australia: Trends and comparisons
  Prof Peter Whiteford, ANU
• Unequal pathways: Post-separation care trajectories and gendered financial costs of sole parenthood 
  Dr Sandra Buchler, The University of Queensland
• Employment transitions among humanitarian migrants: Evidence from a decade of BNLA data
  Dr Salma Ahmed & Dr Sheenagh McShane, both from AIFS

Gambling harm, lived experience, and recovery

• Coping to control: Understanding gambling experiences to inform harm minimisation policy
  Dr Sheenagh McShane and Jas Lowe, both from AIFS
• Community-led, culturally informed gambling harm recovery for families: ‘Take the Lead’
  Michelle Hage, Arabic Welfare Inc.
• Disintegrating families: Financial counsellors as catalysts for recovery from gambling harm
  Pam Mutton & Vaishali Kedar, both from the Better Health Network
• Gambling and harm to families - lived experience presentation
  Judy Avisar & Nelson Nghe, both from SHARC (Self Help Addiction Resource Centre)

Lightening talks

• Dr Ebony Biden, Australian Institute of Family Studies/Deakin University
• Families and the redistribution of care in Australia
  Kamla Brisbane, Chief Strategy, Policy And Engagement Officer Carers ACT
• Depression and problematic pornography use among Australian men
  Michael Wilson, Research Fellow in Men's Health and Relationships, Movember Institute of Men's Health
• Equity Pathways & Integrated Care for families of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) / Neurodisability (ND)
  Sandra Takchi, Research Assistant, University of Sydney
• Healing in Reflection
  Morgan Mahanga, Community Senior Social Worker, Nerang Neighbourhood Center
• Be Their Hero: Practical Parent Tools to Keep Children Safe
  Daryoush Shoghian, Team Leader, The Salvation Army
• ORIGINS: Investigating Early-life Determinants of Life Course Trajectories
  Dr Jackie Davis, Co-Director, ORIGINS, The Kids Research Institute Australia
• Presumed Unfit: Systemic discrimination against parents with intellectual disabilities by statutory
  systems
  Lisa Perrett, Senior Practitioner Family Intervention Services, Centacare NQ
• Toward a comprehensive child mental health system: a national workforce scoping project
  Claire Marsh, Senior Research Officer, Emerging Minds and Dr Melinda Goodyear, Chief Advisor – Policy & Impact, Emerging Minds
• Aboriginal perspectives on transitioning from Out-of-Home Care
  Dr Christine Deslandes, Senior Project Officer, Victorian Child And Community Agency
• Shifting child protection assessments from a deficit focus to strengths and protection
  Dr Gabrielle Hunt, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University
• Prof Daryl Higgins, Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University

Disability and service delivery

• Co-designing safety: Diverse experiences of family violence among young people with disability
  Dr Tess Altman & Madeleine Gay, both from Children and Young People with Disability Australia
• Building FASD-informed capability across child and family services to strengthen family wellbeing
  Simone McKenry, NOFASD Australia
• Inclusive home based early learning: Insights from the HIPPY disability inclusion project 
  Siska Frederick & Cara Nolan, both from the Brotherhood of St Laurence
• Peer-led support for parents of children with disability: Early RCT Findings 
  Dr Tim Moore, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute & Dr Amit Arora, Western Sydney University

Enhancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child wellbeing

• Using Aboriginal participatory action research to develop a trauma-informed Aboriginal parenting program
  Dr Celeste Duff & Raheen Williams, both from The Kids Research Institute Australia
• Cultural safety as early intervention: Strengthening Aboriginal child and family wellbeing
  Jodie Clarke, City of Armadale
• Evaluating the Ngala Nanga Mai Parenting Program: An Aboriginal community perspective
  Brittany Wilson, Sax Institute
• Learning on Country: Martu-Led early childhood and family wellbeing
  Phoebe Harrison, Julie Ann Thomas & Revina Dunn, all from Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa & Maxine Gross, The Kids Research Institute Australia

Men's health and wellbeing

• Disability trajectories and employment outcomes in a cohort of Australian men
  Dr Sean Martin & Dr Swen Kuh, both from AIFS
• The Men’s Table: Healthy masculinities and their impact on families and children
  Luke Ogden, The Men’s Table
• How men engage with online platforms to navigate fatherhood – Scoping review 
  Michael Wilson, Movember, Institute of Men’s Health
• Adverse childhood experience profiles and pathways to adult mental health in men
  Dr Mulu Woldegiorgis, AIFS

Family law - spotlight on DFV

• The recognition of family violence in property proceedings: Has change brought improvement?
  Prof Lisa Young, Murdoch University
• Safety from family violence through and beyond family court involvement: New evidence
  Prof Jenn McIntosh, The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University
• Participatory action research to improve children’s participation: Family Law 4 Kids
  Dr Georgina Dimopoulos, Southern Cross Uni & Gianna Ziero, Family Law 4 Kids
• Evaluation of the Family Law Amendment Act 2023 
  Assoc Prof Deirdre Howard-Wagner & Mia Stone, both from ANU & Dr Jessica Lothian, Attorney-General’s Department

Practitioner insights on DFV and child maltreatment

• Reducing maltreatment risk for children with a disability: Attachment-focused early childhood intervention
  Dr Stacey Alexander, Noah’s Ark Inc
• Standing in strength and survival: The Kunga Stopping Violence Program practice framework
  Rachel Neary & Chelsea Hayes, both from NAAJA
• Domestic violence professionals’ views on co-occurring child sexual abuse and domestic violence 
  Prof Molly Dragiewicz, Griffith University & Angela Lynch, DV-alert, Lifeline Australia
• It’s never too early to talk about child sexual abuse prevention 
  Hayley Natoli, Project Paradigm

Changing families in changing times

• Couple relationships in Australia today: Changing attitudes, influences and sharing of assets and responsibilities
  Dr Rachel Carson, AIFS
• The Australian Law Reform Commission’s review of surrogacy laws
  Dr Ronli Sifris & Jacinth Pathmanathan, both from the Australian Law Reform Commission
• Rethinking family and belonging 
  Nikki Hartmann & Sharna Ciotti, both from Relationships Australia SA
• Are pets truly members of the family? ‘Companion Animals’ in the FLA 
  Taylor Jobling & Courtney Dolphin, both from Adelaide University

Informal Care - Trends and responses

• Who cares? Trends in the division of childcare among separated parents
  Dr Sandra Buchler, The University of Queensland
• Health and wellbeing spillover effects of informal care in Australian veteran families
  Dr Jie Hu, Gallipoli Medical Research
• Families, ageing and the new Aged Care Act: Reform meets multicultural reality
  Samhruta Narayanan, FECCA
• Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold: Why sibling support is intrinsic
  Dr Shannon Schedlich, Siblings Australia

Changing the Narrative: Empowerment, Masculinity and Youth Voice in Gambling Harm Prevention

• A dual approach to gambling harm prevention for young people 
  CB Nyko & Mark Riddiford, Victorian Department of Health
• The value of self-care in the face of gambling harm 
  Claire Emmanuel, Better Health Network
• Guys and gambling: The need for a masculinities-informed approach to sports gambling 
  Dr Vincent Mancini, The Kids Research Institute Australia
• Case study for co-design, centering youth voice reducing normalisation of gambling harm
  Sarah-Jane Blunt, IPC Health, Gamblers Help – Young Leaders of the West

Panel: How longer lives, care needs and changing family forms are reshaping wealth and financial security across generations

• Facilitator: Catherine Andersson, AIFS
• Speakers:
  • Dr Liz Allen, Demographer, The Australian National University
  • Patricia Sparrow, COTA Australia
  • Matt Flavel, Deputy Secretary, Department Of Social Services
  • Prof Wendy Stone, Professor of Housing & Social Policy, Swinburne University of Technology