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National conference on child safe organisations, Melbourne, 21 March 2018

The national conference organised by MacKillop Family Services is aimed at those who are passionate about improving practice responses and child safety in organisations, and who are interested in learning from the findings of the Royal Commission.There is also an optional master class on best practice approaches to the supported release of records to care leavers.

Together with Catholic Social Services Australia, we have developed an exciting and detailed program for the upcoming national Catholic social services conference, Hearing Healing Hope, 21 – 23 February 2018, at the Catholic Leadership Centre, East Melbourne. We commence on the Wednesday evening with a 2.5 hour session titled 'A healthy earth for a flourishing society: Implementing Laudato Si', which focuses on Pope Francis’ call to ecological conversion.

In their submission to the 2018/19 Victorian State Budget, Jesuit Social Services outlines a continuum of justice that helps identify where we must focus our efforts to improve how we as a society respond to our most vulnerable.

Fr Frank Brennan SJ AO, Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Social Services Australia has wished all working and serving in Catholic social services a happy new year in this video message recently released.

In the video message, Fr Frank outlines some of the latest news affecting Catholic Social services in Australia, as well as important upcoming events, including the national Catholic social services conference, Hearing Healing Hope, from 21-23 February at the Catholic Leadership Centre in East Melbourne. Find out more, and register for the conference here.