Day 3 recordings and presentations

Panel: Addressing systems weaponisation: identifying and responding to a distinct form of domestic and family violence

• Facilitator: Elena Campbell, AIFS
• Speakers:
  • Padma Raman, Executive Director, Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet - Office For Women
  • Hayley Foster, Director - Family Violence | Director - Access, Equity And Inclusion, Federal Circuit And Family Court Of Australia
  • Prof Heather Douglas, Deputy Director Of CEVAW, University Of Melbourne
  • Commissioner Micaela Cronin, Commissioner and Co-Chair Lived Experience Advisory Council, DFSV Commission
  • Prof Kay Cook, Associate Dean Research, Swinburne University of Technology

• Addressing the child protection-youth justice overlap: insights from practice, policy and research
  Facilitator/Speaker: Dr Melissa Willoughby, AIFS
  Speakers:
  • Dr Tatiana Corrales, Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research, UTS
  • Dr Jordan White, UNSW
  • Assoc Prof Susan Baidawi,
  • Monash University

Strengthening supports for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families

• Strengthening wellbeing: HIPPY program transition to Aboriginal Community Controlled Leadership
  Annie Kent, Brotherhood of St Laurence
• Fostering cultural belonging and wellbeing for Aboriginal Children in NSW OOHC 
  Debbie Haynes, NSW Department of Communities & Justice, Psychological & Specialist Services
• Child-level protective factors in FDV spaces: ACCO led approach to engaging children
  Renee Taiatini & Krystal Westberg, both from the Wungening Aboriginal CorporationChild safety/protection and intersections with DFSV

Supporting families with children with disability

• ‘On time, in place: Community-based early supports for children with developmental concerns’
  Tanya Oxlade, Brotherhood Of St Laurence
• Building the evidence to strengthen program delivery and impact: Lessons from MyTime
  Jenny Boadle, Michelle Harrison & Amber Osborn, all from the Parenting Research Centre
• The support needs of neurodivergent parents in their transition to parenting
  Dr Catina Adams, La Trobe University

The Next Generation of Parents: Family Formation Goals, Health and Wellbeing

• Facilitator: Dr Ebony Biden, AIFS
• Speakers:
  • Amanda Vittiglia, AIFS
  • Dr Kristen Power, AIFS

Adverse childhood experiences (ACES) – impact in a variety of contexts

Responding to Complexity: Integrated Approaches to Youth Adversity, Harm, and Recovery

• Facilitator: Prof Daryl Higgins, Institute of Child Protection Studies, ACU
• Speakers, all from ACU:
  • Dr Gabrielle Hunt
  • Dhatsayini Rattambige
  • Dr Lottie Harris
  • Lisa Fenn

Young people are the experts in our own lives: a youth-led discussion

• Facilitators:
  • Elena Campbell, AIFS
  • Conor Pall, Australian Childhood Foundation
• Speakers:
  • Jack Harrison
  • Eliza Harding
  • Ariel Marie

Changing families, changing systems: Parent leadership and collective action

• Facilitator: Dr Amy Graham, Minderoo Foundation
• Speakers:
  • Barbara Barker, ARACY
  • Dr Catherine Wade, Parenting Research Centre
  • Karen Dimmock, ACD

Children and schooling

• Developmental vulnerability among veteran and civilian children: Evidence from linked AEDC-Census 2021
  Dr Salma Ahmed, AIFS
• Can we start over? How parent-school partnerships can build better behaviour
  Elizabeth Parker, Queensland Department of Education
• ‘Rise and thrive’: Community connection in Kalgoorlie 
  Suzanne Logan & Mai Welsh, both from Uplyft

Supporting Children and Families in Diverse and Priority Communities

• Linking national data to examine the wellbeing of children in Australian veteran families
  Dr Jody Hughes, AIFS & Dr Mari Kondo, AIHW
• Invisible children: The cost of ignoring our most vulnerable Karthika Viknarasah,
  Australian Institute of Early Childhood
• Stronger Starts, Brighter Futures II: CALD children’s early development research
  Benjamin Lam, Fraser Mustard Centre & Tri Nguyen, Settlement Services International
• Relational literacy: Strengthening families across generations
  Tara Skipp, Relationships Australia NT

Youth health and wellbeing

• Youth, social media and mental health: Evidence from Australian panel data
  Dr Lili Loan Vu, Curtin University
• Reducing the harms that pornography can cause to young people
  Rachel Moody, AIFS
• When kids answer back – parenting today through young eyes
  Adam Valvasori, ARACY & Dr Natalie Day, Parenting Research Centre
• Safeguarding research matters: Low distress and strong support from children and adolescents
  Douglas Russell, Institute of Child Protection Studies, ACU

Abuse and mistreatment of older people

• Abuse and mistreatment of older people in Australia – insights from recent targeted research
  Dr Rachel Carson, AIFS, Prof/Dr Victoria Hovane, Tjallara Consulting, Assoc Prof Bridget Harris, Dr Naomi Pfitzner, Dr Kate Burns, all from Monash University & Dr Christopher Dowling, Australian Institute of Criminology
• Abuse & mistreatment of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander older people: Insights from large-scale qualitative research
  Professor/Dr Victoria Hovane, Tjallara Consulting & Dr Rachel Carson, AIFS
• Understanding abuse and mistreatment of LGBTIQA+ older people: Insights from national mixed-methods research
  Dr Rachel Carson, AIFS

Children and young people's experiences of DFV - insights to support effective service delivery for children and young people

• Children's experiences of family animal abuse in domestic and family violence
  Kylie Butler, AIFS
• Intimate relationships in young adulthood: A life course perspective on DFV prevention
  Dr Meu Supol and Claudia Esplugues Vento, both from Deakin University
• Housing insecurity; Examining the precarity of Aboriginal children in family violence programs
  Dr Alamgir Alamgir, Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency

Championing Fatherhood: Innovations, Policy and Programs

• Invisible fathers: How Commonwealth gender equality policy shapes men’s caregiving Diana Riley, ANU
• Building a father-inclusive Community of Practice to drive organisational change at Tresillian 
  Alison Wallbank, Tresillian
• Dadfit: Evaluating a program with an innovative approach to engaging fathers
  Ryan Carters, Dadfit & Adrian Pacione, Drummond Street Services
• Fathers’ socio-demographic and household characteristics associated with any breastfeeding at six months
  Albert Apotele Nyaaba, University of Tasmania

Families and service systems: place based & community-led approaches

• From service hub to civic institution: Transforming families’ relationships with local government
  Jodie Clarke, City of Armadale
• Soft-edged integrated service delivery: Rethinking support for families in changing times
  Dr Yvonne Young, UTS
• Creating pathways: Community hubs, families and system navigation
  Dr Mercedeh Makoui, Dandenong West Primary School
• From outreach to authentic place-based family engagement
  Steve Pederson, The Hive Mt Druitt, Bec Reidy, Bidwell Uniting & Laura Faraj, The Hive Mt Druitt

Understanding and improving the wellbeing of Australians

• Driving implementation of priority reforms in the Closing the Gap National Agreement
  Darran Kennedy, DSS & Clare Sibly, AIFS
• Applying human-centred design to system reforms and service delivery improvements
  Elena Berrocal Capdevila, Ruth Kidenya & Amanda Kennedy, all from DSS
• New longitudinal insights on experiences of social cohesion in Australia 
  John De Maio & Dr Neha Swami, both from AIFS & Steph McQualter, DSS
• Early intervention isn’t one thing (and that matters)
  Dr Jasmine MacDonald, AIFS

Learning from the HIPPY Evaluation: Methodologies and approaches to social policy evaluations

• Facilitator: Cara Nolan, Brotherhood of St Laurence
• Speakers:
  • Clare Seddon, Brotherhood of St Laurence
  • Dr Gina-Maree Sartore & Dr Catherine Wade, Parenting Research Centre
  • Dr Ramethaa Pirathiban & Campbell McNolty, Australian Centre for Evaluation, The Treasury,
  • Jacqueline Hrast, DSS
  • Belinda Kendall, Curijo Pty Ltd

Relationships and the prevention of suicide: current research

• Facilitator: Nick Tebbey, Relationships Australia
• Speakers:
  • Dr Briohny Kennedy, Relationships Australia
  • Prof Jenn McIntosh, The Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University
  • Dr Jamie Lee, Relationships Australia SA
  • Michael Wilson, Movember Institute of Men’s Health
  • Dr Constantine Gasser, AIFS

Young people transitioning from out-of-home care

• Facilitators:
  • Prof Philip Mendes, Monash University
  • Jess Smart, AIFS
• Speakers:
  • Prof Philip Mendes Elly Melbourne
  • Assoc Prof Susan Baidawi Yujie Zhao
  • Rangga Radityaputra
  • all from Monash University

Community-led, culturally safe initiatives for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families

• What works for Aboriginal children: A practice-based evidence from VACCA programs
  Dr Alamgir Alamgir, Victorian Aborig Child and Community Agency
• Culturally secure family dispute resolution with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islan families
  Anju Issac & Ken-Dell Councillor, both from the Ebenezer Aboriginal Corporation

DFSV Commission Lived Experience Advisory Council

Nothing about us without us: Lived experience leading national DFSV reform

• Facilitator: Elena Campbell, AIFS
• Speakers, all from DFSV Commission:
  • Alison Scott
  • Holly Supple-Gurruwiwi
  • Commissioner Micaela Cronin

Navigating Risk and Responsibility: Technology-Facilitated Harm Among Autistic Adolescents

• Facilitator: Dr Jasmine MacDonald, AIFS
• Speakers:
  • Lauren Elston, eSafety Commissioner
  • Carol Ronken, Bravehearts Foundation
  • Douglass Russell, ACU Lewis Allen, eSafety Commissioner

Addressing Family and Domestic Violence in Military and Veteran Families

• Facilitator: Cath Allen, Zed3 Medical Group
• Speakers:
  • Dr Jody Hughes, AIFS
  • Dr Sean Cowlishaw, Monash University
  • Dr Jasmine McGowan, Monash University
  • Ruth Clare, Monash University

Optimising Survey Design for Australian Gambling Prevalence Studies

National Gambling Prevalence Study Pilot 2024: Technical methodology and key insights

• Facilitator: Dr Swen Kuh, AIFS
• Speakers, all from AIFS:
  • Dr Gabriel Tillman
  • Sethini Wickramasinghe
  • Tanvi Pappu

Keynote – Reverend Tim Costello AO

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