Strengthening our Defence Kids program
In September our team was in Melbourne hosting the first in a series of round table collaborations, focused on strengthening our Defence Kids Program in partnership with the Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
We gathered valuable insights from parents, volunteers, and young people themselves about:
The types of programs they’d like to see in the future How we can strengthen our mental health education, particularly for children in serving families Broader organisational policies that impact the support we provideBy listening directly to families and our volunteers we can continue to adapt and improve a program that is designed to meet the unique needs of young people from serving and ex-serving ADF families.
A big thank you to everyone who contributed, your feedback is helping us shape the future of this crucial program. We look forward to hosting our next round tables in Queensland, NSW and the ACT in the coming months.
