Tag: child protection

Foster Care
Lending a Hand to Thrive: Supporting Queensland’s Foster Families

MEDIA RELEASE  16 May 2025  Leading child welfare organisation OzChild is calling for more support for Queensland foster carers during National Families Week to ensure no carer — or child…

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Foster Care, Parenting
Can You Give Danny a Forever Home? Become a Long-term Carer Today

Every child deserves a safe, loving home where they can grow, heal, and thrive. For Danny, a resilient young boy, that home is still out of reach. But with the…

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Event, Prevention & Strengthening
Adolescent Violence in the Home

Yesterday the 2025 Adolescent Violence in the Home (AVITH) Symposium took place. The event brought together practitioners, researchers and real-life advisors to explore intervention strategies, systemic challenges and ways to…

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Event
March Forward: Turning Commitments into Action for Gender Equality 

by Dr Lisa J. Griffiths, OzChild Chief Executive Officer This week marks 30 years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a landmark commitment to advancing…

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Foster Care
Libby De Kok: More Than Just a Job, It’s Her Calling

For Libby De Kok, working at OzChild isn’t just a job—it’s her calling. It’s something that moves her to tears when she talks about it, “I really love it, I’m…

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Foster Care
Launch of Friends of Foster Carers and Children in Foster Care

Today OzChild, Chief Executive Officer, Dr Lisa J. Griffiths and Executive Director Services & Practice, Michelle Van Doorn joined other members of the National Foster Care Sustainability Group, Families Australia and Federal…

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News
A Decade of Impact – Lisa marks 10 years at OzChild

To mark 10 years at OzChild, Dr Lisa J. Griffiths shares the highlights from her journey so far as Chief Executive Officer. In 2024, Lisa Griffiths celebrates a decade as…

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Awards
Jillian Wain Award 

Congratulations to Don Lee, this year’s winner of the Jillian Wain Award. Don Lee has been a dedicated foster carer for 19 years. Since becoming accredited in 2005, Don has…

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Awards, Event
The Elizabeth Tudor Award

The Elizabeth Tudor Award is dedicated to a carer each year for their outstanding commitment and contribution to foster care. They show selflessness, service to others, warmth, advocacy and dedication…

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Awards, Prevention & Strengthening
Joint Winner of the 2024 Robin Clark Making a Difference Award

A huge congratulations to The Putting Families First (PFF) team who were announced as joint winners of the Robin Clark Making a Difference Award at the 2024 Victorian Protecting Children…

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News
Kinship Carers Week 2024

Kinship Carers Week is celebrated from 4-8 September and reminds us of the very special role family and close friends play in raising children and young people. 

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Featured, Prevention & Strengthening
Alternative Care Arrangements have persisted for far too long

by Dr Lisa J. Griffiths, OzChild Chief Executive Officer The release of the Advocate for Children and Young People’s (NSW) final report on children and young people in alternative care…

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