Development and Wellbeing in Early Childhood: Building a brighter future for our children
- Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Location: Napier G04 Lecture Theatre, Napier Building, University of Adelaide, North Terrace campus
- Cost: Free
- Contact: Anne Jurisevic
- Email: anne.jurisevic@adelaide.edu.au
This forum is held in conjunction with our partner organisation the Department for Education.
This forum of expert speakers will focus in on investing, targeting, and integrating ways forward in the development and wellbeing in early childhood. There are challenges and opportunities ahead, let's works towards building a brighter future for our children.
OUR SPEAKERS
Kim Little, Chief Executive, Office for Early Childhood Development on Investing in early childhood.
A/Professor Yasmin Harman-Smith, Head of Early Years Systems Evidence, Telethon Kids Institute on Targeting impact to achieve change that matters for kids.
Ben Rogers, Manager of Digital Health, Emerging Minds on Integrating Mental Health into the Early Childhood Development story.
Kylie Dankiw, PhD candidate, Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia on Nature play for well-being in early childhood, the challenges and opportunities.
OUR CHAIR
Professor Carol Maher (HDA Co-Convenor), Professor of Population and Digital Health, Medical Research Future Fund Investigator / Director of the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), University of South Australia
Other event information:
Networking and light refreshments will follow the session from 7.30pm.
This is a public forum and also open to the community, everyone is welcome to attend.
The recording can be viewed here (starts at 5:53 and ends 1:44): https://echo360.net.au/media/e532a18e-d855-4529-80d3-0eb2b629acc8/public