A report from the Centre for Community Child Health’s ‘Place-based Approaches Roundtable’ has been published. The report provides a summary of the presentations and group discussions from the roundtable, held on 21 March. The information captured in this report will form the basis for further discussion and collaboration.

Read the report: Place-based Initiatives Transforming Communities (PDF 682KB)

About the roundtable

The Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH) brought together a group of international and Australian experts to discuss place-based approaches to improve the lives of children and families in Australia at a roundtable discussion on 21 March.

The aim of the event was to develop a shared understanding of place-based approaches, the effectiveness of communities as a platform for change and to identify the challenges of developing place-based models and possible solutions.

CCCH has been supporting communities to plan, implement and evaluate local initiatives to improve the lives of children and families for over a decade. The evidence suggests that policies that support place-based initiatives are most likely to result in robust and sustainable programs that make a lasting difference to the lives of children and their families.

Presentations from the roundtable are available here.

Find out more about place-based approaches in the CCCH Policy Brief – Place-based approaches to supporting children and families (PDF 324 KB).