Keynote Panel Speakers
DAY ONE: Tuesday 20th November
Stream 1: Early intervention in the health sector for the whole family
Claudia Garcia-Moreno, World Health Organization
Suchitra Chari, Mental Health Social Worker and Lived Experience Narrator
Jackie Ah Kit, Aboriginal Health, Women’s and Children’s Health Network
Elizabeth (Libby) Hindmarsh, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Jane Koziol-McLain, Auckland University of Technology
Kelsey Hegarty, University of Melbourne & Royal Women’s Hospital
Stream 2: Dynamics and complexity of abuse and resilience
Jo Spangaro, University of New South Wales
Stephanie Brown, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Karen Glover, South Australia Health & Medical Research Institute
Carmel O'Brien, Psychrespect, Melbourne
Fiona, Member of WEAVERS panel
Nancy Glass, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
DAY TWO: Wednesday 21st November
Stream 3: Culture, kinship and connection: strong and safe families
Kerry Arabena, University of Melbourne
Muriel Bamblett, Victorian Aboriginal Childcare Agency
Justin Mohamed, Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People
Antoinette Braybrook, Djirra
Stream 4: Pathways for listening and responding to children, young people and their families
Panel 1: Mother-Child Strengthening
Harriet MacMillan, McMaster University
Cathy Humphreys, University of Melbourne
Angela Taft, LaTrobe University
Anita Morris, Department of Health and Human Services
Angelique Jenney, University of Calgary
Panel 2: Working with Fathers who use Violence
Gene Feder, University of Bristol
Katreena Scott, University of Toronto
David Gallant, University of Melbourne
Gail Gilchrist, King’s College London
Closing Panel: Getting Your Message Out
Beth Wilson AM, Chair, Safer Families CRE Advisory Group
Rosie Batty, Former Australian of the Year 2015
Michele Robinson, Director Evidence to Action, ANROWS
Jacqui Cameron, University of Melbourne
Jess Hill, Investigative Journalist