Category: Prevention & Strengthening

1 in 3 women globally experience violence, sadly a number that has remained largely unchanged over the past decade. 

OzChild is celebrating the commitment of the Victorian Government to fund its evidence-based program, Functional Family Therapy – Child Welfare (FFT-CW) program.

With the end of innovation funding and a NSW Government commissioned evaluation not yet complete, the team is uncertain if it can continue its vital work beyond 30 June 2021.

Multisystemic Therapy is the only treatment approach to demonstrate long-term reductions in re-arrest and placement in custody through randomised clinical trials with this target population.

A whole family approach to youth justice aimed at reducing reoffending
has been launched by OzChild in the ACT.

Today’s report released by Social Ventures Australia (SVA) makes a strong economic case for long-term investment in targeted early intervention and intensive family preservation to prevent children entering out-of-home care (OOHC) in Victoria.

In Victoria during 2018-19, 34 children aged 10-13 years were in detention and all were unsentenced. While the number of children is low, the costs of incarceration to these children, their families, their communities and society are high.

OzChild’s SafeCare® Educator, Belinda Guilmartin, spends her days teaching parents of at-risk children five years and under the skills and knowledge they need to properly care for their children.

The unique Common Elements program is producing positive outcomes for families in need of additional support.

The unique Common Elements program is producing positive outcomes for families in need of additional support.

Aimed at improving family communication skills, a new trial has begun to produce some fantastic outcomes for families in need of additional support.