Thriving Children, Thriving Communities

Join our Thriving Children, Thriving Communities lunchtime webinar series as we bring together diverse early childhood perspectives, share evidence and resources, and explore equity and innovation in community child health.

All children deserve the environments, experiences and opportunities they need to thrive.

We know that a fair and healthy start in life supports lifelong health and opportunity for children, and allows families, communities, society and the economy to prosper.

This webinar series focuses on fairness, the early years, and innovations for tackling inequity and optimising wellbeing.

Upcoming webinars

From data overload to decision ready

12:30pm-1:30pm
Wednesday 9 September

Restacking the Odds’ latest work helps flip the starting question from ‘what data do we have?’ to ‘what decisions do we need to make, and what data would help us make them?’ In this one-hour webinar, you’ll learn what leading with decisions looks like in practice, and how it enables clearer action to support children’s health, development and wellbeing.

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Strengthening Mental Health and Wellbeing Support for Primary School Students

12:30pm-1:30pm
Monday 14 September

Join this free webinar to learn how the Mental Health in Primary Schools (MHiPS) initiative is supporting schools to build a whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing. Hear from education, implementation and school leaders as they share insights into the development, implementation and impact of MHiPS across Victoria (plus learnings from new pilots in Queensland), and explore its potential for schools and systems nationwide.

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2026 featured webinars

August 2026

Host: Dr Suzy Honisett

Panellists: Dr Santuri Rungan, Desmond Barton and Adam Ayliff

Webinar recording coming soon.

July 2026

Hosts: Lauren Heery and Paul Prichard

Panellists: M'Lynda Stubbs, Fiona Watts, Morgan Moore, and Jamie Rawlinson.

Upcoming webinars

From data overload to decision ready

Strengthening Mental Health and Wellbeing Support for Primary School Students

2026 featured webinars

Stronger together: Connecting schools, health and community for Thriving Kids

How can relational practice deliver an equitable early years system?

Evidence to action: Strengthening children's development

Archive

2025 featured webinars

Connected Care for Thriving Kids

Understanding the 2024 AEDC results: Where to next?

Launching the Voice of the Child

Acting for Children

The 'Glue': The Key to Unlocking the Potential of Child and Family Hubs

2024 featured webinars

Bringing the elements together: launching the Child and Family Hubs Framework

Democratising data: A practical approach for frontline workers

Building authentic partnerships between parents and practitioners

Setting up Child and Family Hubs: Co-design, implementation and practitioner perspectives

2023 featured webinars

A vision for a better system: The role of Child and Family Hubs

Combatting child poverty in Australia: What are the challenges and how can we overcome them?

Ensuring healthcare in out-of-home care

Talking the talk: Framing the way we use language to advance preventative policy and practice

Towards equitable early years services and systems: Restacking the Odds

Creating communities of practice

2022 featured webinars

Shifting the focus: the pandemic and children - two years on

Community listening: What happens when we start with children and families?

Can we eliminate the impact of congenital CMV?

Empowering parents, empowering practitioners: responding effectively to the mental health needs of children and families

2021 featured webinars

Learning and changing: Using quality improvement to create more equitable services

Parents as partners and co-workers: A case study in peer-led parenting programs

Children's mental health: how primary schools are supporting positive mental health and wellbeing

Integrating care to improve child mental health in families experiencing adversity