Analysis of the UK's #TwoChildLimit policy and large families' incomes by Kat Chzhen in The Conversation

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology Special Issue Call for Papers: Authorities role's in the (de) escalation of political conflicts. Deadline for abstract submissions: 1st of June 2024 dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.…

Enjoying the view of Fitzroy from ACU_ICPS premises.

Children Australia submissions are open! We welcome original articles sharing research, opinion, policy, commentary and lived experience. Welcome to our wonderful Editorial Board, led by Editors-in-Chief A/Prof Tim Moore, Prof Sharon Bessell and Dave Vicary! #ChildWelfare #ChildWellbeing

Children living in poverty desperately need Stormont to act on warnings in a new NI Audit Office report. It finds that the expired child poverty strategy set no clear targets for poverty reduction, had no ring-fenced budget & had a lack of focus on early intervention.

🚨 In NI - 23% of children are living in poverty! “It’s devastating that almost 100,000 children in NI are being consistently failed. We ask those in power to treat these shocking figures as a wake-up call; we cannot go on like this.” Peter Bryson, head of Save the Children NI.

‘I have been ground down’: about 50% of Australian principals and other school leaders are thinking of quitting. Australian Catholic University theconversation.com/i-have-been-gr… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Are you interested in #ChildrensRights & the #UNCRC? Do you work in the sector or want to know more abt issues like incorporation of #UNCRC or rights-based participation? Check out our range of courses Children'sRightsQUB & join us for a webinar on 9 May - register below

My many worlds have come together to allow me the privilege of working to strengthen the social, cultural and economic levers #breastfeeding #infant feeding in Ireland. Starting officially in June but I'm always happy to talk breastfeeding. Dm for a chat.

🚨 The latest Communities NI poverty report paints a stark picture - there has been a significant rise in child poverty. ‼️ 1 in 4 children live in relative poverty ‼️ That’s a rise of 6% on 2021/22 ‼️ 1 in 4 children in poverty are food insecure

Come and work with me at the ANU (and collaborating with Ben Phillips and Bruce Bradbury) on "Inequality, Prosperity and the Australian Welfare State" jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/research-…

The early bird rate for #AIFS2024 (11 – 14 June) is closing soon! This event will showcase important research for the wellbeing of all kinds of families across Australia. Don’t miss out on the early bird rate – secure your ticket today: aifsconference.com.au #FamiliesThriving

We are seeking a new Director to shape the next chapter of the Peter Underwood Centre and its sustainable activity in Tasmania. Applications close 28 April 2024. Learn more: careers.utas.edu.au/cw/en/job/4999…

1 in 6 children live below the poverty line in our country. Why do we still accept child poverty, and what can be done about it? Check out The Centre's Anti-Poverty event discussing just that. cfecfw.asn.au/why-does-austr…

Parents & children gathered at ⁦ourANU⁩ childcare centre this morning to raise concerns about the closure of their four centres and the process moving forward. I’m here supporting our many ⁦ANU Crawford School of Public Policy⁩ families who are impacted by this decision 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Thanks for any RTs — in the final stages of recruitment for this study 👇👇 Hoping for another 10 children and parents living in 🇮🇪 UCD Psychology UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy UCD CHilD Research Children's School Lives Affective Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Youth Mental Health Lab UCD UCD Social Sciences UCD Psychosocial Approaches To Health lab

In their first post for Power to Persuade this week, Prof Sharon Bessell & Cadhla O’Sullivan identify trends from their analysis of poverty and wellbeing indicators for children - including insufficient acknowledgement of the link between poverty and wellbeing, and the 'missing middle’

Part 2 from The Children's Policy Centre - Cadhla O’Sullivan, Megan Lang and Prof Sharon Bessell discuss how children in the middle years (6-12) are missing from poverty and wellbeing indicators powertopersuade.org.au/blog/the-missi…

The final post in the series from The Children's Policy Centre this week - Prof Sharon Bessell and Cadhla O’Sullivan explore how narratives about poverty in Australia have been crafted to blame individuals and focus attention away from the structural causes powertopersuade.org.au/blog/shifting-…

Call for the role of co-editor of the journal Children's Geographies (Children's Geographies). Applications due by 16 September. The journal's current co-editors are our members Catherine Wilkinson (Dr Catherine Wilkinson) and Harriot Beazley.