Article type: Report
29 November 2016
Volume 41 Issue 4
Article type: Report
29 November 2016
Volume 41 Issue 4
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Introducing MABL: A New Social Innovations Programme at the University of Melbourne
Sarah Wise1 *
Affiliations
1 Melbourne School of Health Sciences, Level 6, Alan Gilbert Building, 161 Barry Street, Carlton, VIC, 3053, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Correspondence
* Sarah Wise
Contributions
Sarah Wise -
Sarah Wise1 *
Affiliations
1 Melbourne School of Health Sciences, Level 6, Alan Gilbert Building, 161 Barry Street, Carlton, VIC, 3053, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Correspondence
* Sarah Wise
Part of Special Series: A Focus on Regional and Rural Contexts
CITATION: Wise S. (2016). Introducing MABL: A New Social Innovations Programme at the University of Melbourne. Children Australia, 41(4), 2045. doi.org/10.1017/cha.2016.33
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to familiarise readers with a new social innovations programme at the University of Melbourne. MABL is an abbreviation for Mobilising change Alliance for Better Lives. The paper outlines the rationale for establishing MABL and describes the processes and principles it uses to generate, design, test and scale novel solutions to improve the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable children and adolescents. Information on how to join the change Alliance and/or invest in solving a better lives challenge is provided.