News and Events
Welcome to Tweddle’s News and Events Page! Stay updated with the latest happenings, insightful articles, and exciting events that aim to foster a strong sense of community, provide valuable parenting resources, and celebrate the journey of early parenting. We’re dedicated to sharing knowledge, creating connections, and ensuring every family is empowered with the information and support they need during this crucial phase of their lives.
Combining Business, Psychology and Information Systems to Improve Community Health
Toby Cai is a University of Melbourne Masters student who has been supporting Tweddle with a number of Data Governance projects for the past four months. Everyone has loved working with Toby who has an incredibly bright future ahead of him. We spoke to Toby about his...
Tweddle Psychologist Caring for Parent and Infant mental health
Tweddle Psychologist Jessica Chidgey works closely with families three days a week, either one on one or in groups. Mums and Dads that come to Tweddle are often experiencing a range of mental health and other wellbeing challenges. This can include anxiety, postnatal...
Advocacy, teamwork and a great start for babies drives Tweddle Director of Clinical Services and Nursing
Kirsty Evans has been Tweddle’s Director of Clinical Services and Nursing since 2015 after a move from Mercy Health O’Connell Family Centre. Kirsty had returned to Melbourne after trialling a sea change for a short period as CEO Bass Coast Community Health. In that...
Home Visiting for At Risk Families Study Reveals Hope
A mixed-methods feasibility study of the Tweddle program, Home Parenting Education and Support Program (HoPES) for families at risk of child maltreatment and recurrence in Australia, has been published in the Science Direct journal, Child Abuse & Neglect. The...
Children’s Week at Tweddle 2021
As part of Children's Week, with the theme 'Children have the right to choose their own friends and safely connect with others', Tweddle will provide a free, 1 hour, educational play workshop on Zoom with two fun and experienced Tweddle Facilitators. Friendships...
Sleep and Settling Workforce Training Update
After twenty-six workshops (as of 29th September) Tweddle is now over halfway in delivering the Sleep and Settling workshop training to the entire Victorian MCH workforce. The pandemic and the Melbourne metro lockdown created unforeseen challenges in program delivery....
Building Back Better starts with Babies’ Mental Health
Mental Health Week (9-16 October) is a great time to highlight how we can build back better with babies when it comes to the mental health of our future teenagers, families and communities. A baby or infant’s mental health describes the social and emotional wellbeing...
The Importance of Dads and Father Figures on Father’s Day and Every Day
The role of fathers has changed dramatically over previous decades. There is an expectation (and a desire) that fathers and step-fathers take a more active role in the lives of their children. Father figures and important male role models such as uncles, grandfathers,...
NAPCAN Child Protection Week at Tweddle
Protecting children is everyone’s responsibility; mothers, fathers, carers, brothers, sisters, grandparents, health workers and teachers, in fact, the whole community. The National Child Protection Week theme for 2021 is that: To treat all of Australia’s children...
