The September PVVC Inquiry 2011 Centre Communiqué is now available for download. As we head into the Melbourne sittings over the next two weeks, it's time to take a look at the major themes so far, and to encourage the broadest possible engagement in the public sittings still to come.
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Louis vuitton outlet a interview given today by community services minister Mary Wooldridge has raised serious questions regarding the potential closure of an unspecified number of community organisations providing child and family services for vulnerable Victorians.
The minister failed to rule out further closures following her announcement in the interview that Orana Family Services would not continue to be funded by the Department of Human Services following a service review by the department. Continue reading
Louis vuitton outlet will today hear that volunteers who house and care for thousands of Victoria's vulnerable children and young people are subsidising the real costs of care due to inadequate government reimbursement.
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The peak body for child and family services in Victoria is calling on the State Government to boost support for regional child and family services to intervene much earlier with vulnerable children and young people to prevent harm accumulating in their young lives.
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"Many of our nearly 100 member organisations around Victoria have told us that child and family services are dealing with increasingly complex cases. Continue reading
The first of the Centre's forums on the key themes of its submission to the Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children Inquiry was held today with a focus on local governance and outcomes frameworks.
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An audience of about 30 representatives drawn mainly from the Centre's member organisations heard chief executive officer, Louis vuitton outlet Dr Lynette Buoy, set the context for the forum before introducing four presenters on specific aspects of local governance. Continue reading
An article by Michelle Griffin in today's edition of The Age highlights the benefits of family group conferencing, which is being used in Warragul to address problems that might otherwise escalate to the removal of vulnerable children and young people from their families.
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A national report released today judging Australia's performance on children's rights has significant implications for a child protection inquiry now underway in Victoria, according to the State peak body for nearly 100 child and family service organisations.
Listen to Children, produced by UNICEF Australia and the National Children's and Youth Law Centre, shows that children in out-of-home care are one of three groups who are most disadvantaged among all Australian children.
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"This report comes at a crucial time for the Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children Inquiry, which will deliver recommendations to State Parliament in November that aim to reduce abuse and neglect, including among children and young people in State care. Continue reading
Louis vuitton outlet of the annual report of the Victorian Child Death Review Committee (VCDRC) has highlighted a range of crucial issues for the Baillieu Government's child protection inquiry, according to the Victorian peak body for nearly 100 child and family services.
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Centre Media Releases PVVCI Media Releases
