We are all brain builders: Enabling workforce and organisational capability and system change
A webinar hosted by Paul Ramsay Foundation and presented by Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership on 27 March 2024. The webinar explores how brain building can be applied at a systems, organisational and individual level and featured a panel with: Kids Partnership gratefully acknowledges Paul Ramsay Foundation as a valued philanthropic partner in our efforts to […]
Shifting mindsets to address disadvantage: Words that work to influence change
Understanding the mindsets that shape how people think, feel and act when it comes to complex social issues is a necessary component of efforts to use communications to create social change. This webinar, hosted by Paul Ramsay Foundation, explores how the words we choose when speaking about issues can influence how people respond, and what […]
Thriving bubs, Thriving families, Thriving Communities – Understanding the levers of change
INTRODUCTION Ensuring children get the best start to life lays the foundation for improving outcomes across the life course. The early years – from conception to around age five – is a critical window to positively influence the trajectory of a person’s health, wellbeing and prosperity. When children are loved, safe and nurtured, have their […]
Submission to the Queensland Government’s draft Putting Queensland Kids First plan
Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership submission to the Queensland Government’s draft Putting Queensland Kids First plan – February 2024 Includes recommendations to increase focus on:
Leading Reform Summit 2023 – TQKP Presentation
Address from Michael Hogan, Convenor, Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership at the Queensland Mental Health Commission, Leading Reform Summit 2023. Presentation topic: “Catalysing systems to change the odds for Queensland children and young people to thrive”
Brain Builder Workforces: The Neuro-informed Policy and Practice Framework
We are all Brain Builders Every time we interact directly or indirectly, via systems and services, with a child, young person or their family we are helping to build brains. For this reason, understanding brain development is important in supporting children and young people to thrive. We know that the best outcomes for children, families […]
Brain Builder Workforces – Evidence Brief: Neuro-informed Policy and Practice Scoping Review
Scoping Review of Neuro-informed Policy and Practice The Neuro-informed Policy and Practice Definition and Framework emerges from an extensive scoping review undertaken by researchers at The Queensland Brain Institute at The University of Queensland, in collaboration with the Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership (TQKP). This scoping review aims to: The review was undertaken following the PRISMA […]
Brain Building Workforces: The Neuro-informed Policy and Practice Framework
Background Over the last two decades there has been increasing interest in the application of neuroscience and related sciences to inform policy and practice decisions. This has led to the proliferation of publications that refer to ‘neuro-informed’ policy and practice across a range of fields and disciplines. Despite the growing interest in neuro-informed policy and […]
Childhood Builders – Operationalising Resilience Frames and Tools Evidence Review Report
Resilience (broadly defined as the capacity to adapt or recover from the impacts of adverse events) plays a critical role in supporting individuals to thrive and meet their true potential. It features multiple components at the individual, family and community levels, and the capacity of the system itself to adapt to adversity. The Institute for […]
Insights Into Queensland’s Early Childhood Development Service System (Summary Presentation)
Commissioned by Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership, Accenture conducted a rapid review of Queensland’s early childhood development service system. The insights from the review have informed the Thriving Queensland Kids Early Childhood Development Better Systems Roadmap initiative. The process involved bringing together insights from a survey and interviews of TQKP stakeholders, alongside quantitative analysis and desktop […]
