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Celebrating residential carers and teams at the 2026 Residential Care Awards
07 Aug 2026
View the full list of award winners and honorable mentions from the 2026 RCLDS Residential Care Awards. -
MEDIA RELEASE: Election priorities for Victoria’s children and families
05 Aug 2026
The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare calls for commitments to Victoria’s children and families -
Sector funding stability
05 Aug 2026
Election Priority 2026: Commit to and implement a minimum five-year funding agreements for family services to provide certainty, strengthen workforce stability and improve outcomes for children and families. -
Children with disability
05 Aug 2026
Election Priority 2026: Invest in a well-integrated disability support system which intersects more effectively with the NDIS system and enables every child with a disability to access the services they need to thrive. -
Foster and Kinship Care
05 Aug 2026
Election Priority 2026: Increase foster care and kinship care allowances to fully cover the true costs of caring for a child and invest in the supports carers need to provide safe, stable and nurturing homes for the children they care for. -
Youth justice
05 Aug 2026
Election Priority 2026: Provide every young person in the youth justice system with tailored, evidence-informed support to address their specific educational, health, emotional and psychological needs, and set them up for successful reintegration into the community. -
Securing housing
05 Aug 2026
Election Priority 2026: Rapidly expand social and affordable housing stock to ensure children, young people, care leavers and families experiencing disadvantage have access to safe, secure and stable housing. -
Therapeutic services for children
04 Aug 2026
Election Priority 2026: Urgently expand access to specialist therapeutic services and early intervention for children and young people who have experienced any form of maltreatment including physical, sexual, emotional abuse, neglect and family violence. -
Keep children out of the criminal justice system, says CCYP report
30 Jul 2026
Victoria needs urgent, evidence-based action to keep younger children out of the criminal justice system and support a safer community, say the findings of a landmark inquiry by the Victorian Commission for Children and Young People. -
New report reveals the impact of housing insecurity on young people
30 Jul 2026
Young people experiencing homelessness or housing instability are significantly more likely to face challenges across multiple areas of their lives, according to new findings from Mission Australia’s 2025 Youth Survey. -
Children Australia Volume 48, Issue 1 is out now!
30 Jul 2026
Volume 48(1) of Children Australia - an open-access journal publishing evidence, research and commentary for the child, youth and family services sector published by The Centre - is out now. -
Finalists for the 2026 Residential Care Awards Announced
27 Jul 2026
The Centre is excited to announce the finalists for the 2026 Residential Care Awards!