SNAICC has recently updated our Supporting Carers website, adding a new resource on recognising and addressing problematic sexualised behaviours in children. Please visit the Supporting Carers website to find out more about how to support your child and family, and for links to other helpful external resources. Supporting Carers Website
NAMS Visual Diary shows off the invaluable contribution mobile services provide to our remote communities
Download NAMS Visual Diary 2014 This Visual Diary from NAMS, the peak body for mobile services Australia-wide – and is particularly supportive of those services funded under the Australian Government’s Budget Based Funding Program, provides an opportunity for mobile services to showcase their unique service area, and to share their diversity with others. The Visual Diary […]
2016 to be a year of action to address family violence impacting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
22 December 2015 | General Interest The need to address the underlying causes of domestic and family violence has received increasing attention in Australia over the last 18 months, culminating in the release of Change the Story: A shared framework for the primary prevention of violence against women and their children in Australia on 10 November this […]
Latest performance assessment of progress towards Closing the Gap targets calls for stronger evaluation of what works
22 December 2015 | General Interest On 2 December the Productivity Commission released the latest appraisal of the impact of the National Indigenous Reform Agreement (NIRA), which sets out the targets and measures for Closing the Gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disadvantage. This report is the sixth in a series of assessments against […]
Senior Policy Officer position available at SNAICC (Brisbane based)
22 December 2015 | General Interest Download: Senior Policy Officer position description An exciting opportunity to join the SNAICC team as Senior Policy Officer is currently available, providing an avenue to work with a national peak body in representing the interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. The SNAICC Senior Policy Officer will support SNAICC’s policy […]
SNAICC calls for new approaches to child protection and out-of-home care
18 December 2014 | General Interest SNAICC has provided a submission to the Senate Inquiry into Out of Home Care, which details five key priorities it believes should underpin new ways of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families. The number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care has […]
Photos from the SNAICC Conference now online; learn who travelled to attended
3 December 2015 | General Interest Photos from the 6th SNAICC National Conference, held in Perth on the land of the Whadjuk Noongar people from 15-17 September, are now available online. Regardless of whether or not you were able to make it to the SNAICC Conference in 2015, you can now visit the Conference website […]
SNAICC discusses key issues with political decision makers
3 December 2015 | General Interest As a national peak body, SNAICC takes representing its members and the sector more broadly very seriously. SNAICC is currently focusing on (a) reducing over-representation of children in the child protection system by strengthening families and increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation; and (b) a national early childhood […]
Families Australia extends invitation to Child Aware Approaches Conference 2016
3 December 2015 | Community Announcements Families Australia has issued an open invitation to the 4th annual Child Aware Approaches Conference 2016 (CAA 2016) at the Brisbane Exhibition Centre, 23-24 May 2016. The two day conference aims to advance the goals of the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020, the National Plan to Reduce Violence against […]
Change the story: A shared framework for the primary prevention of violence
1 December 2015 | General Interest Our Watch, VicHealth and ANROWS have partnered to create Change the Story: A shared framework for the primary prevention of violence against women and their children in Australia. A world first, the National Framework to Prevent Violence against Women and their Children brings together the international research, and nationwide experience, […]
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