On 23 and 24 October 2024, the ACCP engaged in a series of events celebrating 20 years of driving change to better prevent and respond to child abuse and neglect through generating research evidence and creating new policy and practice solutions.
We thank our many partners and collaborators across Australia and internationally who have joined us on our mission to improve the lives of vulnerable children and their families, and we look forward to continuing to work together in partnership.
Birthday Celebration
The Centre celebrated its 20th birthday at the University of South Australia’s Museum of Discovery (MOD.) with current and former staff, students, friends of the Centre, and sector leaders. The evening included a bespoke tour of the Museum’s current exhibition, aligning it to a reimagined approach to supporting vulnerable children and families, and a special video message from the Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, Minister for Social Services. Guests included the Hon Katrine Hildyard MP, Minister for Child Protection; former ACCP Directors and Advisory Board Chairs; Professor Joanne Cys, Provost and Chief Academic Officer, UniSA; the University Chancellor, and members of the University Council.
Our Welcome to Kaurna Country was delivered by Ella Taylor, with her father Robert on didgeridoo. Musician and Nukunu woman Tilly Tjala Thomas provided a relaxed musical ambience and performed her song Ngana Nyunyi, an ode to her father's method of teaching Nukunu language to his children.
You can view our full Birthday Celebration photo album via ACCP's Facebook page.
ACCP 20th Birthday Symposium
Our first virtual sector event
On Thursday 24 October 2024, the ACCP streamed a full day program of research and practice presentations, sharing our latest research outcomes and policy and practice solutions with the sector. More than 700 individuals tuned in over the course of the day, from places as far as Canada, the US, France, the UK and Singapore!
If you wish to revisit the presentations, or access the resources and papers mentioned by our presenters, you can find them all below.
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Download Symposium resources and papers
You can access the papers and resources mentioned in the presentations here:
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Watch the Symposium
The full Symposium is available to watch on ACCP's YouTube channel, or you can choose presentations of interest below:
Topic Presenter Link Welcome to ACCP's 20th Birthday Symposium Lisa McDonald/Prof Leah Bromfield
Rethinking child protection: Our global challenge. Prof Barbara Fallon, University of Toronto View Rethinking child protection in Australia. Prof Leah Bromfield View Q&A with Prof Leah Bromfield and Prof Barbara Fallon View Preventing infant removals: Shining a light on the reality and collaborating towards a better future. Prof Melissa O’Donnell View The Wise Counsel model – Lessons from an Aboriginal- led co-design process Dr Jacynta Krakouer View Lived experience: Co-designing holistic perinatal care for women with complex needs. Renée Usher View Q&A with Prof Melissa O’Donnell, Dr Jacynta Krakouer and Renée Usher View Aboriginal children’s pathways through the child protection system. Fernando Lima View The incidence of domestic violence in child protection. Dr Sarah Cox View Repeat involvement in child protection. Dr Olivia Octoman View Resilience, Mental Health, Wellbeing and Homelessness: Young People Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care. Fadzai Chikwava View Enhancing service responses for victim-survivors of child sexual abuse: The National Minimum Standards for Child Sexual Abuse. Amanda Paton View Enhancing capacity to respond to childhood trauma: ACCP approach to online learning. Jacqueline Le Mesurier & Emily Russell View Developing accessible user-friendly resources for carers. Amber Alexander View Enhancing practice in Family Law: The importance of children’s voices in International Child Abduction Dr Michelle Fernando View Panel Discussion with Amanda Paton, Emily Russell, Amber Alexander, & Dr Michelle Fernando. View Complex trauma from child abuse and neglect: Learnings from expert group interviews. Dr Sarah Cox presenting on behalf of Dr Eden Thain View Therapeutic residential care: A review of the evidence. Danielle Perfect View Human-centred service delivery: The key to interdisciplinary practice. Dr Sarah Seekamp View Better together: Evidence for multidisciplinary teams in responding to abuse and neglect. Associate Prof James Herbert View Panel Discussion with Dr Sarah Seekamp & Associate Prof James Herbert. View Defining HSB: Contemporary Issues Prof Simon Hackett, Durham University, Prof Leah Bromfield, & Amanda Paton View -
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