Dental services are a priority... but not for the puffer fish

Fresh evidence to support the critical need to develop oral health training and resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers is provided in a study by David Walker and others published in the current issue of the Australian Journal of Rural Health.

The article endorses the position advocated by the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) that Health Workers have a key role to play in improving oral health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. More here.

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Amaze is running free Professional Development Sessions for teachers

From Autism Victoria: This two-hour session for school staff (in Government primary, secondary or special schools) aims at equipping teachers with practical strategies for supporting students with an ASD to experience social success.

The sessions are run between 4pm and 6pm so that teachers need not be absent from their classrooms. For further information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Development of an ongoing national data collection on the educational outcomes of children in child protection services

A working paper. Improving the educational outcomes of children involved in statutory child protection services has been a high priority for Australian governments in recent years. This working paper provides an overview of a proposed national linked dataset on the educational activity and outcomes of children while in child protection services, to allow ongoing and longitudinal monitoring of the academic progress, and to better inform policy, practice and planning of activities to support these children.

National linkage of multiple administrative data sources is proposed, with the aim of capturing a variety of data across the primary and secondary schooling years.

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Monash University's 'My Say' survey for parents. Do you want to take part?

Parenting is a challenging job, but parenting a child with a disability can significantly impact on the health and well-being of all family members. Queensland's Monash University is inviting all parents of children with a disability and the professionals who work with them to have their say in the 'My Say' survey, a part of the Stepping Stones Positive Parenting Program.