Although this report from Monash University is about poverty across all types of families GPV/KCV welcomes it as a reflection of the financial struggle kinship carers endure. Kinship carers are families too and share a far too small proportion of this nation’s shared wealth.

Cheers

Anne L McLeish, OAM

Director

Dear Carer,

As the school year commences many of you are concerned about the costs of education. We recommend you apply to the State Schools’ Relief FUND program (SSR), which provides government school students with new uniforms, footwear, and educational resources, including learning devices.

If you need assistance with these items, we recommend that you speak with the School Principal, Assistant Principal, or Welfare Coordinator to discuss your child’s requirements. The school can then place an application for assistance directly with SSR, on the student’s behalf.

Cheers

Anne McLeish, OAM
Director

For more information and details on how to apply:
Email: contact@ssr.net.au | Phone: 03 8769 8400

KCV sponsored two workshops highlighting the national “Fostering school attendance for students in out-of-home care” project. The project will identify the barriers preventing children and young people in OOHC from attending school. More than 150 conference delegates participated in a short survey, world café and/or general discussion, sharing valuable insights. Almost 100 people completed the survey, the results of which are in the attached summary.

Cheers

Anne McLeish, OAM

Director

Evidence indicates that physical punishment can lead to increased anxiety or depression in adulthood, and the likelihood of people engaging in violence in later life.
There are alternative effective discipline practices that don’t involve physical punishment. These evidence-based practices can help increase children’s understanding of why they are being helped to recognise that certain behaviours are not desirable.
Sixty-six countries have legislated against the use of physical punishment on children and a further 27 countries have committed to doing so. Why is Australia not one of them? 

In this podcast we speak with Professor Daryl Higgins, director of the Institute of Child Protection Studies at Australian Catholic University (ACU) and member of Ending Physical Punishment of Australian Children (EPPAC) advocacy campaign.

A new video from GPV/KCV on positive discipline

GPV/KCV is pleased to launch its video on positive discipline.  It is a feature in the GPV/KCV campaign to ensure that physical punishment of children is made illegal across Australia.

The video is a reminder that positive discipline can work and should be viewed in conjunction with reading written materials on positive discipline.

Non-physical types of discipline for children and young people (booklet)
Reasons not to hit children (article)
Physical punishment in Australia (video)

GPV/KCV commends signing the petition to have physical punishment made illegal across Australia.

This guide has been developed by KCV in response to previous nutrition seminars.

The articles in this magazine have been selected to reflect the conversations that took place at those seminars.