Shifting the dial on child and family poverty webinar

During Anti-Poverty Week 2021, we hosted a webinar – Shifting the dial on child and family poverty, inviting a panel of experts to discuss what can be done to address child and family poverty. 

It was an informative and compelling discussion covering the importance of increasing adequate income support for families; shifting away from individual blame and focusing instead on the structural and systemic causes; and importantly, listening to children and including their voices when making policy. 

The expert panel

Thank you to our wonderful panellists:

• Professor Sharon Bessell , Australian National University
• Professor Sharon Goldfeld , Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
• David Tennant , CEO, FamilyCare
• Professor Shelley Mallett , Brotherhood of St. Laurence (BSL)

Watch the webinar recording

The webinar was recorded on 19 October 2021.

Resources and publications

You may also be interested in these research publications:

• Changing children’s trajectories: results of the HIPPY Longitudinal Study
• Trampolines not traps
• Making a difference to children and families in financial stress and poverty