{"id":1545,"date":"2021-06-21T13:27:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T13:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twowishesfoundation.org.au\/?page_id=1545"},"modified":"2023-12-07T14:06:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T14:06:10","slug":"our-impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/twowishesfoundation.org.au\/index.php\/our-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Together with our founding partners, our growing, international non-profit foundation has already made a significant impact on the path to raising public awareness, protecting children in families at risk of harm and changing how the world views the entire issue of family separation. Here, you\u2019ll find news of our activities and some of the achievements that have resulted directly from our work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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International TV campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have begun shooting our first advertisement for international television and cinema. We will be launching our first, completed ads on international TV and social media in 2024 as the first step in our international TV campaign, targeting specific behaviours and issues that contribute to harm to children in vulnerable, separating families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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International Alliance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May 2021, a new international alliance of child-focused organisations was launched, along with the Parents Promise<\/a> initiative to highlight the roles and responsibilities of parents. Following its successful UK launch, Two Wishes will be coordinating launches around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Family Health Ratings scheme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2024, we will be launching our Family Health Ratings scheme. Modelled, in part, on Health Star Ratings for food and other commodities, our Family Health Ratings provide an indication of the health impacts on families of different institutions, approaches, providers and schemes. Each is assessed by a panel comprising representatives from at least five of our Advisory Boards and may vary over time as changes to each scheme are made.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Two Wishes Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bringing a focus on powerful and high quality art and media productions that explore themes relating to \u201cfamily\u201d, the\u00a0Two Wishes Art and Media Festival<\/a>\u00a0will be launched in September 2024, with all submissions and entries to be finalised by 31 December. A jury of arts professionals, including members of the Two Wishes team, will judge entries in multiple categories. The winners of the inaugural Festival will be announced at the end of January 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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International TV series<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Production has begun on a major, new TV series addressing the issue of family breakdown in a lively, entertaining way. With young presenters on three continents, a world-class production team, and pre-existing interest from public service broadcasters around the world, this series is due for international release in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Development of comprehensive policy platform<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have developed a comprehensive, inclusive policy platform<\/a> and model for how family breakdown should look in future, and how it could look today. By treating this as an urgent, health issue, instead of primarily a legal issue, we refocus attention on what\u2019s really best for children\u2019s long-term wellbeing. This inevitably means a shift from too-late, legal interventions to pre-emptive education and support and much earlier interventions when needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Launch: twowishes.org<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 January 2021: Launch of Two Wishes website<\/a>, a comprehensive international resource for policy-makers, campaigners, families and young people that highlights evidence and solutions for some of our most vulnerable families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Australian campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Run by our founding partners, For Kids Sake<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Examples of the impact of some of our work in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Major parliamentary inquiry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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West Australian Attorney General (with father whose children were murdered after family court case) announces inquiry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Every fortnight in Australia, a child is killed by a parent or close family member. Statistics for many other countries are equally frightening. Our work has triggered the promise of an\u00a0unprecedented parliamentary inquiry<\/a>\u00a0in Western Australia into the potential links between family court proceedings and the murder of children by parents or close family members \u2013 an inquiry that would have been unthinkable just one year ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Australian social impact campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first of our national, public awareness campaigns, in Australia, has already reached over 3 million people, more than 10% of the entire population. We have generated multiple stories on prime-time TV news on all major Australian networks; multiple radio stories on the ABC, the national broadcaster, and commercial radio; and <\/a>prominent, print media coverage<\/a> in many, leading Australian newspapers, including front-page news, editorials, opinion pieces<\/a> and numerous, published letters to the editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have begun to change the public debate significantly. Children and separating families do not belong in family courts; they need to be treated with greater compassion and given greater support. Family family are not simply “broken”, they’re not fit-for-purpose; being intrinsically slow, unaffordable, adversarial and frightening, they are ill-suited to helping vulnerable, separating families – especially if there are any pre-existing risk factors present, such as proneness to addiction, mental health issues or violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Minister for Children<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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