On 24 March 2015, 90 workers from across the northern metropolitan region participated in a forum on how the integrated family violence system can better respond to vulnerable children.

Attendees heard from Professor Cathy Humphreys and a panel of children’s family violence specialists from Anglicare, Berry Street Northern Family and Domestic Violence Service and Bright Futures – Children’s Specialist Support Service.

View a summary of the forum.

You can also access some of the presentations from the day, including:

• Understanding the integrated system (Sarah Johnson, Regional Integration Coordinator)
• Responding to the needs of children living with family violence (Prof. Cathy Humphreys)
• Bright Futures responding to children in an integrated system (Allen Jeffress, Bright Futures – Children’s Specialist Support Service)

For more resources about working with children who have experienced family violence, visit our Children’s resources page.