Updates

Please see the latest issue of the ACCYPN College Communiqué, this issue includes 

ACCYPN Conference 2026 – Future Proofing Children and Young People's Health: Our People, Our Practice, Our Planet only 1 MONTH TO GO!

Job opportunities: South West HSS, Centre for Community Child Health:

End of Financial Year special REGISTER HERE before 30 June and claim on this year’s tax return! 

Don’t miss out on this early bird discount, saving $100! to join your children and young people’s nursing colleagues in Melbourne 30 Sept – 2

As we celebrate International Nurses Day 2026, we honour the extraordinary contribution of children

The

A CONVERSATION CAN CHANGE A LIFE

R U OK? Inspire and empower everyone to meaningfully connect with the people around them and start a conversation with those in their world who may be struggling with life.

You don't need to be an expert to reach out - just a good friend and

This year’s National Child Protection Week theme, ‘Every conversation matters: Shifting Conversation to Action,’ reminds us that while dialogue is essential when it comes to raising awareness, challenging harmful norms, and sparking new ideas, real change is only possible when we turn those conversations into meaningful

Kathleen Kendall-Tackett has published Psychological Trauma and Breastfeeding: What we know so far, 2022, in the European Society of Medicine Journal and for UNICEF.  Looking at the different types of trauma and what criteria there are for the diagnosis of trauma. Looking at breastfeeding and feeding choices by women when different

In 2014 the WHO released a Comprehensive Implementation Plan on Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition.

The 5 global targets were focused on:

Stunting, Anaemia, Low Birth Weight, Overweight, Breastfeeding and Wasting

https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/113048/WHO_NMH_NHD_14.1_eng.pdf?sequence=1

Looking

The article below by Pillay J & Davis TJ, published in 2023, looks at the physiology of lactation, describing the stages of lactation. What occurs at the cellular level, breast development and the stages of lactogenesis. 

The article link is below.

Earlier this year the ACCC made a decision not to continue with the MAIF agreement in Australia.  Although this is disappointing, the government will be looking at stronger mandatory controls in this area.  The previous MAIF agreement was voluntary for companies to follow, which was not a robust as it should have been. All nurses are in