26 November 2014 | General Interest The 2014 Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage (OID) report has delivered familiar and frustrating mixed results in the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, with improvements in health, education and economic outcomes offset by worrying results in areas such as justice and mental health. The sixth OID report shows […]
Government announces six-month extension to organisations
25 November 2014 | General Interest Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Nigel Scullion, has issued a media release advising that it will be offering six-month funding extensions to organisations with current ongoing service delivery contracts due to expire on 31 December 2014. This will enable continuation of these vital services through until 30 June […]
SNAICC National Conference Call For Papers opens 1 Dec!
25 November 2014 | General Interest The 6th SNAICC National Conference is to be held at the Perth Convention Centre from 15-17 September 2015. We are now requesting organisations and individuals to submit presentations and abstracts to present sessions at the conference. The 2015 SNAICC National Conference, For Our Children, Community Voices: Sharing Knowledge & […]
Pathways for Vulnerable Children – Reforming systems to improve service delivery & quality of care
21 November 2014 | Community Announcements Pathways for Vulnerable Children Reforming systems to improve service delivery & quality of care 17th & 18th March 2015, CQ Functions, Melbourne SNAICC members quote CC*SNAICC & SAVE $100! The number of children in Out of Home Care is constantly increasing. Both government and community service providers are finding […]
SNAICC calls on WA Government to reduce the number of Aboriginal children in care by 25 per cent
21 November 2014 | BLOG: Child Protection SNAICC has written to the WA Minister for Child Protection, Helen Morton, calling on the Western Australian Government to reduce the number of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care in the state by 25 per cent over the next 12 months. At 30 June 2013 (the latest available figures) […]
SNAICC’s New Website
19 November 2014 | General Interest In case you haven’t already noticed, SNAICC has a brand new website. The new website has a deadly new design and more importantly will make travelling through the site easier and faster. New features of site include a state-of-the-art resource shop to purchase all your SNAICC resource, a new […]
SNAICC delivering exciting new training workshops
19 November 2014 | General Interest The SNAICC Training Team has been out and about in force over the last few weeks, connecting with communities across Australia, delivering workshops based on exciting new SNAICC resources. The first workshop for our family violence research and best practice package — Safe for Our Kids — was launched […]
Safe for Our Kids
19 November 2014 | BLOG: Child Protection SNAICC is proud to release “Safe for our Kids: A guide to family violence response and prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families” (the Guide). While there is evidence of the importance of local solutions to prevent and to respond to family violence, there is […]
New SNAICC research paper: the strengths of our parenting
19 November 2014 | BLOG: Family and Community Support SNAICC has written a new paper that explores the strengths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parenting. The paper – written in partnership with the Australian Institute of Family Studies – was produced after spending time listening to communities around the country. The evidence provided in […]
Micro grants from Healing Foundation for Apology anniversary 2015
18 November 2014 | Community Announcements The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation is offering small grants to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and communities to commemorate and celebrate the anniversary of the Apology to the Stolen Generations, as well as to celebrate members of the Stolen Generation. The 2015 anniversary theme – […]