The Centre has released its Rapid Review: Foster Care Recruitment and Retention report which has been prepared in response to concern from foster care service providers and the Victorian government...

The Centre has joined organisations across Australia in support of the End Child Poverty campaign launched this week, calling on all Governments, state and federal, to legislate an end to...

The Centre has been engaged to deliver the Child Protection Mentorship Mastery workshops to develop leadership capacity for structured mentoring across Victoria’s Child Protection workforce. The learning is open to...

The Research Review delivers the latest research relevant to the child and family services sector direct to your inbox.    In this month’s Research Review, we highlight two pieces of research...

“Even though women’s participation in paid work has grown, women continue to work in female dominated occupations, which are often low paid or casual workforces.” says the Centre’s CEO Deb...

The first day of class for Switch to Social Work program was marked with a hybrid celebration for participants across La Trobe’s Bundoora, Bendigo and Mildura campuses with welcomes from...

The Allan Labor Government made a formal apology in the Victorian Parliament today to Victorians who experienced historical abuse and neglect as children in institutional care. While many of the...

The Centre acknowledges that 26 January is #NotADatetoCelebrate for many First Nations peoples who see this day as one of mourning, survival, and resistance.     We stand alongside our First...

“We know that children don’t just witness violence, they experience it. Living in a climate of fear and experiencing the aftermath of violence is profoundly damaging,” says the Centre’s CEO...