OPEN supports child, youth and family services across Victoria and Tasmania to use and build evidence from research, practice and client experience to deliver better outcomes for children, young people and families.
We’ve had an incredible week at the OPEN Symposium 2024, filled with inspiring discussions and valuable insights! With over 600 people registered to join us across the 4 days, we
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Our 2022 theme was ‘Maintaining Momentum: Continuing to innovate and build Victoria’s Child and Family Services sector evidence base.’
We chose this theme to reflect the perseverance and resilience of the sector, which has managed to maintain momentum in spite of some unprecedented challenges.
We had fantastic keynote speakers: Professor Leah Bromfield, Director for the Australian Centre for Child Protection; and Professor Sharon Bessell, Director of the Children’s Policy Centre, and of the Poverty and Inequality Research Centre.
We also had a host of other cross-sector speakers, presenting on a broad range of themes relevant to the sector, from early years, to family violence and out of home care, to name a few.
