VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICE ANNUAL CONFERENCE Tuesday 10 th November 2015 Improving Justice & Support for Child & Adolescent Victims of Crime In partnership with Anglicare SA #hiddenvictims Jayne Stinson MC WELCOME TO #hiddenvictims Karl Telfer Julian Roffe Chief Executive Victim Support Service CONFERENCE #hiddenvictims Sutton Child Concern Framework Identifying varying levels of need and corresponding service provision [including universal services & specialist services] cross five stages of child need; Identifying when to begin a Common Assessment Framework (CAF) process; Identifying when to refer to specialist services through the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) UK Research Less than one-fifth of children & young people who experience theft or violent crime are reporting these to police Economic Imperative 4 Key Questions 1.What is currently known about child victims of crime; 2. Services and programs that are available for young people who have experienced crime; 3. Proven and emerging strategies for effectively working with young victims of crime; 4. How to better support children and young people affected by crime in the future. Hon. Susan Close MP Minister for Education & Child Development OFFICIAL #hiddenvictims Professor S. Caroline Taylor AM The needs of child & adolescent #hiddenvictims MORNING #hiddenvictims Jayne Stinson THE VICTIM #hiddenvictims MAPPING THE #hiddenvictims DemocracyCo #hiddenvictims PLENARY SESSIONS TERRACE ROOMPARKVIEW ROOM 1PARKVIEW ROOM 2.40 The Perspective from the Bench Geoff Muecke Chief Judge Domestic & Partner Violence Professor Donna Chung Curtin University (WA) Child Victims as Adult Offenders Professor Mark Halsey Flinders University (SA) 2.40 3.20 The experience of Children & Adolescents in Care Amanda Shaw Office of the Guardian for Children & Young People Aboriginal Child & Adolescent Victims of Crime Cheryl Axelby CEO, Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement The experience of Child & Adolescent Victims of Crime with a disability Kelly Vincent MLC Sharon Floyd 3.20 4.00 Can we improve outcomes for Child & Adolescent Victims of Crime Rita Shackel Associate Professor Sydney Law School Perspectives from the Education Sector John Perti - Psychologist Evan Pezos - Director Student Welfare, Rostrevor College Lyn Moseley Student Counsellor St Peters Girls Working with Adolescent Victims Robert Leardi Clinical Psychologist Take Two-Berry Street (VIC) AFTERNOON #hiddenvictims Michael OConnell Commissioner for Victims Rights PANEL #hiddenvictims Reverend Peter Sandeman Chief Executive AnglicareSA SUMMARY OF KEY THEMES & #hiddenvictims #hiddenvictims