Communication Updates

2023

• 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

• 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 educational program, 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, carer assistance, 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-19
• No. 60 - July 19, 2022  - Grief, RATs
• 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 for teen parents, 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 other 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, conference Create Foundation, people pleasing
• No 39 - February 22, 2022 - ACF trauma conference, Carer Kafe training, 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 supports, Vaccinations

2021

• No 35 - December 24, 2021 - Layne Beachley you are enough Youtube Recording, Summer wishes from staff
• No 34 - December 21, 2021  - Board announcements, vaccinations, 2022 plans
• No 33 - December 14, 2021 - Culture and shame, staying connected
• No 32 - December 7, 2021   - Education outcomes, flexi funding tips
• No 31 - November 30, 2021 - Congruent caregiving, living learning
• No 30 - November 23, 2021 - School holiday programs, carer authorisation
• No 29 - November 16, 2021 - Kinship care Bobbi Cook
• No 28 - November 9, 2021   - Research report
• No 27 - November 3, 2021  - Emotional literacy
• No 26 - October 26, 2021     - Share your story, resilience and connectedness
• No. 25 - October 19, 2021  - Bobbi Cook Behaviour Management, Better Futures and Home Stretch  
• No. 24 - October 12, 2021  - Isolation and quarantine, Better Futures and Home Stretch
• No. 23 - October 5, 2021    - Life Story work, mental health
• No. 22 - Sept 28, 2021        - External website resources
• No. 21 - Sept 21, 2021        - Say yes more, wills
• No. 20 - Sept 14, 2021        - Accidental deaths and safety, external resources
• No. 19 - Sept 7, 2021          - Those who love us hurt us, Covid-19 and vulnerability
• No. 18 - August 31, 2021    - EMDR
• No 17 - August 24, 2021     -  Covid-19 panedemic stress, CREATE Foundation
• No 16 - August 17, 2021     - Somatic and sensorimotor behaviour change Youtube Recording, circle of control, resilience
• No 15 - August 10, 2021     - Birth registration, life story work, optimism, online safety
• No 14 - August 3, 2021       - Neuro therapy, strategic plan, 
• No 13 - July 27, 2021         - Adoption trauma and loss
• No 12 - July 20, 2021         - Therapeutic parenting and the brain with Gregory Nicolau
• No 11 - July 13, 2021         - Open days, Culture and trauma - African refugee story
• No 10 - July 6, 2021           - NAIDOC, surveys
• No 9 - June 29, 2021         - Same sex parenting LBGQTI Youtube Recording, Get Active vouchers
• No 8 - June 22, 2021         - Home Stretch and Better Futures, Get Active vouchers
• No 7 - June 15, 2021         - Out of home care story - African refugee, book review
• No 6 - June 8, 2021           - Therapeutic parenting with Linda Cooke, help for teens
• No 5 - June 1, 2021           - State budget, home learning, Developmental trauma with Liz Powell Youtube
• No 4 - May 25, 2021          - School leavers going to uni - Raising Expectations Youtube Recording
• No 3 - May 18, 2021          - Blow ups and how to avoid them Youtube Recording, Mindfulness in motion
• No 2 - May 11, 2021          - Safeguarding financial interests and estate planning for disaiblity Youtube recording
• No 1 - May 4, 2021            - New Youtube Channel, Kaisey Gordon Sensory play Youtube recording