Action description:
The Australian Institute of Family Studies and the Department of Social Services have funded Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (National Voice for our Children), in the period 2020-2022, to develop tools and resources for Department of Social Services-funded family and children's services that promote and provide guidance on genuine partnerships between mainstream services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Organisations. Resources are owned by Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (National Voice for our Children) and published on the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (National Voice for our Children) and Australian Institute of Family Studies websites.
Priority reform:
Priority Reform Two
Outcome:
Outcome 13
Status:
Existing
Is this Indigenous specific?:
Yes
Indicators:
Number of Aboriginal Community Controlled organisations (ACCOs) contracted by governments across the Closing the Gap socio-economic outcome areas of the Agreement (PR2), Rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child protection substantiations related to family violence (Outcome13)
Responsible Ministers:
Minister for Social Services
Resourcing:
$300,000 over 2020-2022
Delivery timeframe:
June 2023
Agency:
Department of Social Services