Please join us for a free webinar on practitioner strategies for dealing with Coercive Control: events.humanitix.com/coerciv…

Find out 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗖𝗪𝗔 here: mailchi.mp/acwa.asn.au/whats… To sign up to future updates, please subscribe via this link: acwa.asn.au/about/subscribe/

Free Coercive Control workshops run by CCWT for specialised DFV workers - new dates and locations just announced. 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁!

🆕 𝗔𝗖𝗪𝗔 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗦𝗪 ACWA has released two reports exploring issues related to the declining pool of suitable and available foster carers in NSW: acwa.asn.au/a-focus-on-foste…

IPART's preliminary findings for its OOHC costs and pricing review was released today and can be viewed here: ipart.nsw.gov.au/.../interim…... You can view ACWA's second IPART submission plus case studies developed by our member agencies here: acwa.asn.au/acwa-ipart-submi…

Read our statement in response to the Minster's announcement yesterday on banning the use of Alternative Care Arrangements: acwa.asn.au/wp-content/uploa…

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐍𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐒 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞. Register here: events.humanitix.com/family-…

National Child Protection Week 2024 (1-7 September) is just around the corner. NAPCAN have designed an engaging program of free webinars to honour this year's theme, 'Every Conversation Matters'. To register, visit: napcan.org.au/final-official…

Yesterday BOSCAR released a concerning report showing that NSW children are being criminalised for their disadvantage. As a #raisetheage partner, ACWA supports Raise the Age NSW's response featured in The Guardian: theguardian.com/australia-ne…

All recordings of presentations from our recent Strategy to Action Day are now available via this link: acwa.asn.au/acwa-tackles-coe…

‘An epidemic of unmet needs for children' ACWA attends forum on ending homelessness for children and families: acwa.asn.au/acwa-attends-for… #homelessnessweek2024

𝐀𝐂𝐖𝐀 2024 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐩-𝐔𝐩 - 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞! 📷 Check out our photo galleries here (filed under each day): acwa.asn.au/acwa-2024-confer…

𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 1𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭? Register here: events.humanitix.com/acwa-st…

𝐀𝐂𝐖𝐀'𝐒 𝐁𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐄 NSW Child and Family Peak Bodies Urge Government to Divert Funds to Family Preservation Initiatives acwa.asn.au/acwas-budget-res…

We encourage all to set aside some time to read this critical report produced by @aifs_gov_au and @AusHumanRights. Funded by the @IanPotterFdn. Link to report: aifs.gov.au/sites/default/fi… An essential and sobering read for all those working in the child and family sector.

One more sleep to go for the ACWA 2024 Conference! We look forward to seeing you there. acwaconference.com.au/ #acwa2024

We're thrilled to announce that the fabulous @lizzyhoocomedy will be the MC for the ACWA 2024 Conference Gala Dinner on June 6. Join us for a fun night of live music, entertainment and ACWA Awards announcements: acwaconference.com.au/regist… #acwa2024

📰 ACWA Media Release CEO of the Association for Children’s Welfare Agencies (ACWA), Maree Walk said the not-for-profit sector welcomed Minister Washington’s announcement of a six-month review into Out of Home Care... Read more: acwa.asn.au/peak-bodys-respo…

Team ACWA acknowledges #iwd as a day to reflect on how we can improve the experiences of all women, but in particular women of colour who unfairly encounter more discrimination than most. Together we can change the narrative and ensure we #countherin and #inspireinclusion.

Great to hear from Jarrod Wheatley OAM from Professional Individualised Care (PIC) talking about the importance of centering relationships in all that we do in the child and family services sector. "Our primary emphasis should be to build connections for a child."