Looking Forward to 2020 Catholic Social Services Conference
A significant element of the conference will be the opening plenary session on the evening of 26 February which will focus on the Indigenous voice and reconciliation. This plenary will draw on the enduring wisdom, strength and resilience of our First Peoples.
Media coverage for national Catholic social services conference
The national Catholic social services conference, Serving Communities with Courage and Compassion, covered a range of topics that impact those working in the sector, and those we serve.
Social Services Sunday – a time to reflect and give thanks
On 20th September 2020, we mark Social Services Sunday within the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne.
Whole-of-church response to family violence
During the pandemic there has been significant increase in reporting of instances of domestic and family violence and abuse – to both police and help lines. As Victoria and parishes open up and we are able to be in community with each other again, accompanying one another and our communities, pointing to supports that are available is important.
Serving Communities with Courage and Compassion
Accessing counselling and therapeutic support in a time of COVID
An online gathering was held to provide an opportunity for participants to understand the mental health services on offer within the Catholic Social Service Victoria member network, and how to practically reach out for assistance.
Mental Health in Australia Today; Bishops release 2020-21 social justice statement
The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Social Justice Statement for 2020-21, To Live Life to the Full: Mental health in Australia today, has been released and challenges everyone – individuals, schools, parishes, communities, policy-makers, governments – to take an interest in the issue of mental ill-health.
Mission at the Margins – The Call to Uncommon Courage; Debra Zanella presents closing keynote.
Debra Zanella provided the closing keynote at the national conference for Catholic social services, Serving Communities with Courage and Compassion. She explored the role of modern-day prophets amidst the current milieu of Catholic social service provision.