By Kerrie Gottliebsen
This week at Tweddle we will be celebrating Cultural Diversity Week and Close the Gap Day on Thursday 21st March. In the 18 months to December 2018, Tweddle staff supported families from 87 different cultural backgrounds, with Indian and Vietnamese families second and third respectively following Australian families. In data obtained from the 2016 ABS […]
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By Kerrie Gottliebsen
The Dunedin Study, a longitudinal research study initiated 47 years ago in New Zealand, has shown that 20% of the population use the majority of public services, indicating long-term importance of early years investment for disadvantaged children. The study is following every one of the 1,037 babies born in the city of Dunedin between April 1972 […]
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By Kerrie Gottliebsen
Tweddle are grateful to the Wyndham City Council who have provided a Community Health grant which will allow Tweddle to provide Working Out Dads for 20 dads living and working in Wydnham. Tweddle will be announcing Eagle Stadium dates over coming weeks. Please contact Tweddle to join the wait list on 9689 1577 or email […]
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By Kerrie Gottliebsen
Highlighted today in a critical national report into filicide, released by the Australian Government’s Institute of Criminology, was the need for increased investment into adult-focused mental health, substance abuse rehabilitation and domestic violence services with clients as parents, and a focus on their children. Filicide is the killing of a child by a parent or […]
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By Kerrie Gottliebsen
As a public hospital, Tweddle is committed to quality, excellence and safe, effective, personal and connected care services. Leading Tweddle in the Quality role is Amanda Damian. Amanda commenced in November 2018 to support Tweddle to continuously improve services against two sets of standards during a four (Equip6) and three (DHHS) year period. Amanda brings […]
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By Kerrie Gottliebsen
A new education, training, conference and events calendar for health professionals is now available on the Tweddle website. The calendar will allow health professionals to plan and reserve training opportunities in advance. Tweddle was Victoria’s first School of Mothercraft Nursing, commencing in 1920. As a public hospital, Tweddle specialise in infant mental health, attachment, trauma […]
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By Kerrie Gottliebsen
Tweddle Child and Family Health Service are delighted to announce two successful grants which will enable them to develop a series of evidence based online resources with a focus on the first thousand days, a critical period in shaping brain development, language development and relationships for life. A $20,000 grant from the State Trustees Australia […]
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By Kerrie Gottliebsen
If you are a parent of a baby or toddler, the coming weeks are a special time to build memories with family and friends. While many of us are preparing for holidays and family gatherings, it’s important to remember that challenges with parenting, mental health and family violence don’t go away over the festive period. […]
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By Kerrie Gottliebsen
The 98th Annual General Meeting of Tweddle Child and Family Health Service was held yesterday in Tweddle’s Footscray Conference Centre. Tweddle Chair Dr Nicole Milburn, CEO Ms Jacquie O’Brien, Treasurer Ms Melanie Telford, Board members, guest speaker Associate Professor Rebecca Giallo and staff reflected on a year of achievement, research, lobbying and hard work. The […]
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By Kerrie Gottliebsen
During 16 Days of Activism, Tweddle is taking part in a campaign to end family violence called ”Strengthening Hospital Responses to Family Violence’. Tweddle families are invited to ‘leaf’ a message on our ‘tree’ which will form a ‘Forest of Hope’ on Monday 10th December. Family or domestic violence affects children because they are exposed to […]
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