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Child Wise works with organisations of all kinds to promote a child-safe culture through consultancy, coaching and accreditation. Child Wise was the first Australian organisation to develop safeguarding standards as a framework to protect children which are reflected in the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations endorsed by the Federal Government in 2018.

Shine for Kids is a national charity that works to support children, young people and families affected by incarceration. They have delivered programs and provided crucial support to children and young people who have contact with the criminal justice system for over 40 years. Their programs include mentoring, education support, casework and support for carers and parents.

Lifelong support for Care Leavers in Australia & New Zealand. Started by Care Leavers, for Care Leavers.

Established in Victoria in 1998. It specifically addresses the needs of children who have been orphaned or abandoned due to parental drug use. It is the only organisation in Australia with this specific purpose. Mirabel runs several support groups for children aged 0-17 years. Its aim is to restore children’s self-worth, belonging and hope for the future. The child is central to the organisational structure of the Mirabel community. They believe in early intervention for children.

Emerging minds are dedicated to advancing the mental health and emotional well-being of infants, children and adolescents in Australia. They develop mental health policy, interventions, in person and online training, programs, resources. They partner with family members, national and international organisations to implement evidence-based practice in Australia.

The National Workforce Centre for Child Mental Health was established to equip parents, professionals and organisations to actively promote child wellbeing. The centre has three components which are: an online workforce gateway, national network of regionally based child mental health workforce and a communication and knowledge translation strategy.

The vision and purpose of this organisation is to ensure First Nations people across Australia to have self-determination and enjoy social, cultural, political and economic justice. For the next generation of children to know and celebrate their culture and identity.

The purpose of Children’s ground is to achieve systemic reform over 25 years through the Children’s Ground Approach led by our First Nations people. Through our approach we can celebrate and uplift First Nations knowledge, creating equity and access to high quality education, health and economy in community for the next generation of children.