The National Children’s Commissioner’s report and recommendations to inform the development of the National Child and Family Investment Strategy (NCFIS), an initiative under Safe and Supported: The National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2022-32.

This is the third Annual Data Compilation Report to inform reporting on progress under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. It was released on 12 July 2023.

This report provides an overview of children in the child protection system in 2021–22, including children subject to notifications, investigations, and substantiations of maltreatment, and the ways children were supported.

A landmark study looking at the national prevalence estimates of the five types of child maltreatment and associated impacts for Australia.

This submission from the Australian Council of Heads of Social Work Education focuses on our shared concern about the impact of poverty on social work students, particularly when undertaking compulsory placements, in a profession for which there is a shortage of qualified practitioners.

This report examines NSW labour supply and apparent shortages in a group of essential service occupations including social workers.

Safe and Supported First Action Plan: 2023-2026. This Action Plan sets out the first critical steps to achieving the shared goal of Safe and Supported: The National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2021–2031.

Family Matters reports examine what governments are doing to turn the tide on over-representation and the outcomes for our children, and progress towards Australia’s National Agreement on Closing the Gap.

An infographic showing some of the key data findings from the Family Matters Report 2022, detailing progress towards Australia’s National Agreement on Closing the Gap.

A research paper examining evidence-based programs, evidence-informed practice, the standards of evidence, implementation science and other considerations.

This report presents information on young people under youth justice supervision during 2020–21 who had an interaction with the child protection system in the 5 years prior.

The ACT Government commissioned a review of the service system in order to identify service gaps, implementation issues and alternative models to meet the needs of 10–13-yearolds likely to be affected by the proposed raise the age of criminal responsibility reform.

Findings of the Home-based carer census, undertaken to help understand the profile of carers in Victoria and their experiences.

Key demographic data from the Home-based carer census, undertaken to help understand the profile of carers in Victoria and their experiences.

Safe and Supported: the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2021–2031 is a national framework to reduce child abuse and neglect and its intergenerational impacts.

This case study focuses on the adoption and implementation of Evidence-Based Practices, examining the strategies, decision-making processes and challenges addressed.

Their Futures Matter: A new approach is an independent review of the out of home care system in NSW. The review was commissioned in response to the growth of the out of home care population and continuing poor outcomes for the most vulnerable children and families.

The National Agreement on Closing the Gap formalises a partnership between the Australian governments and the Coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peak Organisations (the Coalition of Peaks) to overcome the inequality experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and achieve life outcomes equal to all Australians.

The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, Victoria’s peak body, calls on the Victorian Government to raise the age of criminal responsibility to at least 14 years of age, and take a leading role in advocating for this change Australia-wide through their input into the Council of Attorneys-General review process.

Life Without Barrier’s submission to the Council of Attorneys-General Age of Criminal Responsibility Working Group review, advocates for lifting of the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility (MACR) to 14 years.