Bringing Children and Young People into View
Strengthening policy and practice responses for children and young people experiencing family, domestic and sexual violence
13 - 15 September 2021
Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - by Rydges
About the Conference
This conference will bring together the family and community services and the government sector to discuss the impact of family and domestic violence, and how we as a community can provide greater support to children and young people.
It will feature presentations from expert practitioners, researchers and policymakers across a range of disciplines including but not limited to family services, alcohol and other drug services, mental health, Aboriginal support services, legal services and judiciary, youth services, education and government services to discuss solutions-focussed support and how together we can drive conversations and change to improve the lives of children and young people who are most at risk of family and domestic violence.
The Impacts of Coercive Control on Children and Young People
The right to a Voice: Courageous Conversations in Healing from Violence
Key Note Speakers
Impacts of FDV on Children with Disabilities
The need for trauma responsive specialist therapeutic services affected by family violence.
Eroticising Inequality: Pornography, young people and violence prevention
The Insidious Nature of Coercive Control
Conference Program
Subject to change
Day 1 - Tuesday 14th September
| 8:00am - 8:30am | Registrations - Welcome Tea and Coffee |
| 8:30am - 9:00am | Welcome to Country |
| 9:00am - 9:15am | Colin Pettit, Commissioner for Children and Young People WA |
| :15am - 9:45am | Damian Green & Alison Evans, State of Knowledge |
| 9:45am - 10:30am | Keynote presentation – TBC |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Morning Tea |
| 11:00am - 11:30am | Keynote presentation – The Impacts of Coercive Control on Children and Young People Presenter Jess Hill |
| 11:30am - 12:15pm | Keynote Presentation – The need for trauma responsive specialist therapeutic services affected by family violence Presenter Joe Tucci |
| 12:15am - 12:45pm | Keynote Q&A - Live Streaming Presenter Jess Hill |
| 12:45 – 1:45pm | Networking Lunch |
| 1:50pm - 2:20pm | Concurrent Session 1 |
| 2:25pm - 2:55pm | Concurrent Session 2 |
| 2:55pm - 3:25pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3:25pm - 3:55pm | Concurrent Session 3 |
| 4:00pm - 4:30pm | Concurrent Session 4 |
| 4:35pm - 5:05pm | Concurrent Session 5 |
| 5:15pm – 6:45pm | Networking Drinks |
Day 1 - Wednesday 15th September
| 8:00am - 8:30am | Registrations - Welcome Tea and Coffee |
| 8:30am – 8:45am | Welcome |
| 8:45am - 9:45am | Keynote presentation – Eroticising Inequality: Pornography, young people and violence prevention Presenter – Maree Crabbe |
| 9:45am - 10:15am | Keynote presentation – The Insidious Nature of Coercive Control Presenter – Luke Hart |
| 10:15am - 10:45am | Morning Tea |
| 10:45am - 11:30am | Keynote presentation – The Right to a Voice: Courageous Conversations in Healing from Violence Presenter Patrick Gunasekera |
| 11:30am - 12:15pm | Keynote Presentation – Impacts of FDV on Children with Disabilities Presenter Emma Gierschick |
| 12:15 – 1:15pm | Lunch |
| 1:15am – 1:45pm | Concurrent Session 1 |
| 1:50am - 2:20pm | Concurrent Session 2 |
| 2:25am - 2:55pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 2:55am - 3:25pm | Concurrent Session 3 |
| 3:30am - 4:00pm | Concurrent Session 4 |
| 4:00pm - 4:15pm | Break |
| 4:15am - 4:45pm | Keynote Q&A - Live Streaming Presenter Luke Hart |
| 4:45pm – 5:00pm | Closing |
