Conferences

Children, Young People and Communities - The Future is in our Hands

27-28 March 2001
Launceston Tramsheds Theatre and Function Centre, Inveresk Railyards Site, Launceston

This conference was organised by the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services, the Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services and the University of Tasmania in association with the Australian Institute of Criminology.

Introduction

These conference papers emphasise the importance of early intevention and the building of safe communities in achieving the best possible outcomes for our children and young people.

Conference proceedings

• Full conference proceedings (PDF 1.04MB)

Conference papers

• Conference summary
  Barbara Baikie, Director, Child, Youth and Family Support, Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania
• Conference opening
  Hon Judy Jackson MHA, Minister of Health and Human Services, Tasmania

Early intervention

• Keynote address - Prevention and early intervention for children and families
  Robert Fisher, Director General, Department of Family and Children's Services, Western Australia
• Keynote address - Early intervention: young people and families
  Dr Adam Graycar, Director, Australian Institute of Criminology

• 0-5 Early intervention: home visits and parenting centres
  Christine Long, Manager, Family, Child and Youth Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania
• Police and early intervention programs
  Inspector Michael Grant, Tasmania Police, Tasmania
• Early investment - Aboriginal self determination
  Michael Mansell, Legal Manager, Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, Tasmania

• Police and early intervention: procedures and alternatives
  Constable Kathryn Ford, Tasmania Police, Tasmania
• "Taking it as it comes" - framing youth health and wellbeing policy within a lifecourse perspective
  Dr Katrena Crocker, Policy Officer, Youth Health and Wellbeing, Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania

• Court's role in strengthening families
  Magistrate Zygmund Szramka, Children's Court of Tasmania, Tasmania
• Strengthening families through early intervention: a solution focussed approach
  Di O' Neil, Director, Quality Assurance and Training St Luke's, Victoria

• Children's rights
  Patmalar Ambikapathy, Commissioner for Children, Tasmania
• Family group conferencing
  Bill Smith, Manager, Child and Family Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania
• Commonwealth initiatives: early investment
  John Hargrave, State Manager, Department of Family and Community Services, Tasmania

• Longitudinal study of Australian children
  Karen Wilson, Director, Longitudinal Data Section, Department of Family and Community Services
• Planning partnerships with families
  Robert Bland, Head, School of Sociology and Social Work; and Cec Craft, Lecturer, School of Sociology and Social Work, University of Tasmania
• CREATE-ive ideas for early intervention through participatory community building
  Alison Hines and Dee Roberts, CREATE Foundation, Tasmania
• Youth justice in Tasmania
  Panel Presentation

Community building

• Keynote address - Community building: children and families
  John Ramsay, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania
• Keynote address - Community building: young people and families
  Assoc. Prof. Rob White, School of Sociology and Social Work, University of Tasmania
• Keynote address - Embracing a capacity building agenda
  Robert Fitzgerald, Community Services Commissioner, New South Wales

• Partnership against domestic violence project
  Jane O'Day, Department of Rural Health, University of Tasmania
• The Tasmanian rural mental health project
  Maryanne Ryan, Department of Rural Health, University of Tasmania
• Good beginnings program - national home visiting and parenting project
  Paul Prichard, Deputy National Director; and Lorraine Polglase, Coordinator, Good Beginnings, Tasmania

• Community building: Housing Bridgewater Urban Renewal Project
  Malcolm Downie, Director Housing, Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania
• Community development/reconnect
  Bronte Morris, Colony 47; Roslyn Fielding, Anglicare; and Alex Thorpe, Relationships Australia, Tasmania
• Partnership building: Department of Education and Child and Family Services
  Felicity Gifford, Principal Education Officer, Department of Education; and Bill Smith, Manager, Child and Family Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania
• Building partnerships between service systems responsible for the homeless
  Bruce Kemp, Coordinator, Community Partners; and Liz Murray, Project Officer, Community Partners, Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania

Panel: Community partnership

• Community partnership
  Barbara Baikie, Child, Youth and Family Support; Malcolm Downie, Housing Tasmania; Rob Valentine, Southern Tasmanian Councils; and Phil Wilkinson, Tasmania Police

• The National Rural Health Strategy and rural youth
  Lorraine Green, Manager, Rural Health Unit, Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania
• National Illicit Drug Strategy: strengthening and supporting families coping with illicit drug
  Skye Fraser, Coordinator, Illicit & Other Drugs Services, Alcohol and Drug Service, Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania
• Sexual assault services: integrated model
  Dr Cheryn Palmer, Specialist Sexual Health Physician Royal Hobart Hospital; and Maggie Crawford, Manager, Child, Youth and Family Support Divisional Support Unit, Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania