Communication Updates

2024

Newsletter Mar 21, 2024 - Dads retreat; 21-23 June, Meet Dina; Marketing & Sponsorship Officer, School holiday activities
Newsletter Feb 23, 2024 - Dads retreat questionnaire, Mindfulness workshops, Insights from Share and Connect
Newsletter Feb 1, 2024 - Share & Connect; Feb 15, Fostering Resilience; Feb 10, Understanding Intercountry adoptees
Newsletter Jan 17, 2024 - HNY 2024, Join National Carer Strategy Advisory Committee, 10 free tickets for ADHD conference

2023

No. 117 - Dec 20, 2023- PCAF closed from 22/12/23 to 2/1/24, NDIS 2023 review, peer support for adoptive parents, CAP
No. 116 - Dec 7, 2023- New Board members elected, School refusal, headspace opens in South Melbourne, new staff members
No. 115 - Nov 21, 2023- Share and Connect 29 Nov, Peer Support for intercountry adoptive parents, Allways Christmas party
No. 114 - Nov 7, 2023- Share and Connect 29 Nov, Recruiting Marketing, Sponsorship & Partnerships Officer, Life Story Work
No. 113 - Oct 26, 2023- Register for our AGM 8 Nov, Students with Disability, Carer Kafe Training, Share and Connect 29 Nov
No. 112 - Oct 5, 2023- AGM on 8 Nov, Intercountry Adoptive Parents, Disability Royal Commission, Share and Connect 19 Oct
No. 111 - Sept 20, 2023- AGM on 8 November, Better Futures position, Membership survey, Share and Connect 29 Nov
No. 110 - Sept 7, 2023 - Board nominations, Better Futures & Homestretch position, Membership survey, meet new employee
No. 109 - Aug 23, 2023 - Board nominations, Recruiting Business Devel'ment Mgr, Strategic Plan 2023-2026, School Refusal
No. 108 - Aug 9, 2023 - Better Futures Evaluation, Training - Hold my Hand, CREATE Workshop; Play & the Vagus Nerve
No. 107 - July 26, 2023 - Play & the Vagus Nerve; 17 August, Neuro diverse hangout, intercountry adoption mentor, CAP
No. 106 - July 12, 2023 - NDIS - opposite of what was intended, Gentle parenting backlash, Social media and FOMO
No. 105 - June 27, 2023 - Australian Child Maltreatment Study, National Mental Health Survey, Aboriginal Health Bill
No. 104 - June 20, 2023 - Inquiry unpaid carers, CAP spokespersons, petition, calmer emergencys, holding my hand program
No. 103 - June 13, 2023 - Advocacy campaign carer allowance, better futures survey, tailored support, crawling
No. 102 - June 6, 2023 - Conference, Budget, stage secrets, intergenerational trauma, carers losing self
No. 101 - May 30, 2023 - State budget, Care allowance, Diagnostic, Womens Investment, Vaping, Eating Disorders
No. 100 - May 23, 2023 - NDIS Review, Australian adoptions over time, Feelings thermometer, CAP
No. 99 - May 16, 2023 - Budget update, Child Care Subsidy increase, envisaging schools, employment
No. 98 - May 9, 2023 - Cost of Living, connected parenting, CFECFW Budget, Parents Next
No. 97 - May 2, 2023 - Flexible parenting burnout recording, FASD, Triple P, Mental health, COTA, Eating disorders
No. 96 - Apr 26, 2023 - Attachment research, No Laughing Matter podcast, life and living skills, connected safety
No. 95 - Apr 18, 2023 - Minister visits, life and living skills, primary care clinics, mental health research, donations
No. 94 - Apr 11, 2023 - FASD and nutrition Youtube, Fostering and adoption impacts recording, Carer KaFE, CAP
No. 93 - Apr 4, 2023 - NDIS pricing review, low sensory holiday activity, adoptive parents workshop, eating disorders
No. 92 - Mar 28, 2023 - Electronic prescriptions, ADHD Australia, PERMA wellbeing, NDIS Conference, Free TAFE
No. 91 - Mar 21, 2023 - Flexi funding story, EOI, Camps, sports and excursion fund, Future healthy, Regional fares
No. 90 - Mar 14, 2023 - Flexi Funding team, Mothers Day, Carers Australia survey, SANE, VANISH, Leaving Care, dental
No. 89 - Mar 7, 2023 - Advisory group, moving, energy savings, carer payments, holidays, wellbeing, diverse learners
No. 88 - Feb 28, 2023 - Exercise phsyiology Youtube, prenatal exposure parenting, university takeup, Covid-19 boosters
No. 87 - Feb 21, 2023 - Trauma informed care saves lives, Free health check and classes
No. 86 - Feb 14, 2023 - Meet the team, sleep
No. 85 - Feb 8, 2023 - Interdependence Recording, AIFS priorities, ACT parenting, relaxation techniques
No. 84 - Jan 31, 2023 - PC Therapeutic Group, drowning risks, VCE changes, School relief fund
No. 83 - Jan 24, 2023 - Welcome back, carer card, mental health, sleep disorders, retool, free movies

2022

2022

No. 82 - Dec 21, 2022 - Year in Review, 2022 Highlights, a grateful carer, Carer Support Help, Flexi Funding,emergency
No. 81 - Dec 14, 2022 - Carer assistance program, Dental health services, CASA, Podcast Dr Aimie
No. 80 - Dec 7, 2022 - Trauma education, National Permanency Agreement, Income support, kinship model
No. 79 - Nov 30, 2022 - Family drug treatment reunification, CAP, ADHD & ASD, AIFS support strategies
No 78 - Nov 23, 2022 - Welcome Patricia Vaz, Shane Bautista Recording, Tandem, Cost of unpaid care
No. 77 - Nov 16, 2022 - Welcome Kellie Burns, Covid-19 Update, CAPS, welcome flyer,focus groups
No. 76 - Nov 9, 2022 - AGM Update, infants and care, mental health & trauma service, Government payment links
No. 75 - Nov 2, 2022 - AGM, School refusal inquiry, First Nations Crisis hotline, funding support, audit
No. 74 - Oct 26, 2022 - Earshot podcast, THRIVE, Member feedback survey, flood relief, halloween and year end fun
No. 73 - Oct 19, 2022 - Flood assistance, disability advocacy, ADHD guidelines, early childhood intervention success
No. 72 - Oct 12, 2022 - School selection Youtube Recording, Thrivary, Wellbeing, Parrots for purpose
No. 71 - Oct 5, 2022 - Parent/carer survey, child deaths, generational trauma Lisa Wilkinson, help services
No. 70 - Sept 28, 2022 - Parent/Carer survey, AGM, Disability Act feedback, playgroup, PC Retreat Summary
No. 69 - Sept 21, 2022 - Therapeutic care website and webinars, paediatrics and mentla health, youth consultants
No. 68 - Sept 14, 2022 - Welcome new CEO, Jobs Guarantee, Flexible Funding Update, Mockingbird families
No. 67 - Sept 7, 2022 - Year in Review, welcome CEO, Mentoring Uni or TAFE Students, Childrens week
No. 66 - August 31, 2022 - Aggression & parental stress, autism parental stress, matrescence, thanks Chris
No. 65 - August 24, 2022 - Parent tools, Emmas project, aggression webinar, angry teens, Board nominations
No. 64 - August 17, 2022 - Visiting GP or dentist, being herd, maltreated children, COVID-19
No. 63 - August 9, 2022 - Program Director Bruce, CMV, Open days, Wellbeing continuum
No. 62 - August 2, 2022 - FASD Vicki Skelley, Bobby Hendry family contact
No. 61 - July 26, 2022 - Carers assistance referral, Mental health & wellbeing hubs, Services Australia help line, Covid
No. 60 - July 19, 2022 - Grief, RATs, Peer support, Flexible funding
No. 59 - July 12, 2022 - Behaviour challenges, COVID-19
No. 58 - July 5, 2022 - ESafety Be Connected, legal matters, COVID-19
No. 57 - June 28, 2022 - Village care Youtube, Better Futures online booking service, lying as survival mechanism
No. 56 - June 21, 2022 - Adoption retreat reflection, PRAC forms advisory service, free kinder
No. 55 - June 14, 2022 - ReachOut coaching, managing behaviour, Child safe standards, Carer Kafe Thrive
No. 54 - June 7, 2022 - No single story, Flexi-funding tips, Board roles
No. 53 - May 31, 2022 - Dog assistance therapy, mysterious teenage brain, Richard Rose conference, open days
No. 52 - May 24, 2022 - Challenging behaviours, Get Active vouchers, Play learn grow, Edmund Rice
No. 51 - May 17, 2022 - Space 22 mental health art therapy, lockdown emotions, flexi funding tips, wake up earlier
No. 50 - May 10, 2022 - Asking for help, flexi-funding tips, carer allowance
No. 49 - May 3, 2022 - Play Therapy, Adoptees as parents youtube, culturally informed care
No. 48 - April 25, 2022 - Social skills programs, Koorie kids program, Berry Street therapeutic care, Child safe standards
No. 47 - April 19, 2022 - Barnados open adoption research, Reporting and responding to abuse disclosure
No. 46 - April 12, 2022 - Lets connect, Permanent care allowance for 17yo+, adoption retreat
No. 45 - April 5, 2022 - Mental health report, safety and relationships, playgroups, Federal budget, recruitment
No. 44 - March 29, 2022 - Finding therapists Youtube, PCA Board and CEO farewells, free RATs, winter dose
No. 43 - March 22, 2022 - Input/feedback form, flexi-funding start, food relief, inclusive Victoria, LGBQTI strategy
No. 42 - March 15, 2022 - Forcred adoption redress, Voices in action and survey Create Foundation, Grants and supports
No 41 - March 8, 2022 - Better Futures, Member input/feedback form, CFECFW webinar trauma and children
No 40 - March 1, 2022 - Attachment and health YouTube Dr Stacy Blythe, Create Foundation, people pleasing
No 39 - February 22, 2022 - ACF trauma conference, Carer Kafe, Flexi-funding tips, DFFH allowance, Major assets
No 38 - February 15, 2022 - Permanency options, unding and support, first aid and CPR, vaccinations and RATs
No 37 - February 8, 2022 - Equine & animal therapy YouTube, Flexi-funding application YouTube, suicide, Better Futures
No 36 - February 2, 2022 - Back to school, Flexi-funding forms, adolescent violence, Better Futures, Vaccinations

2021

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69-71 Rosstown Road,

Carnegie VIC 3163

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PCA Families acknowledges the First Nations peoples of all Country throughout Australia. We are grateful for continued connections to lands, waters, seas and communities. We pay respect to Elders past and present as we express our intention to move together to a place of justice and partnership. We acknowledge sovereignty has never been ceded and Australia was, and always will be, Aboriginal lands.

PCA Families has a zero tolerance of child abuse and we are committed to establishing and maintaining child safe environments.