Taking stock initiatives for vulnerable children and families

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Taking stock initiatives for vulnerable
children and families
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Vulnerable children and families are on
everyones radar
Whole of government policy
National reform initiatives
Building human capital by addressing disadvantage
Translating the science of child development into
policies services
Common clients, demand management
Other service initiatives
Child, youth and family services
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Translating the science into policy outcomes as
the common ground
Confident Capable Families
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A coherent approach to monitoring outcomes
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Right now our report card might read

• What is going well
• Committed skilled workforces
• Improvements in system indicators
• Local exemplars

• Areas for improvement
• Levelling the playfield for vulnerable children
• Preventing cumulative harm
• Scaling good practice
• Meeting childrens needs through universal,
  secondary and tertiary services

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Delivering better outcomes Science-Policy-Deliver
y
Best Interests Principles
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Inclusion early childhood reforms
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Integration, innovation earlier intervention
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Meeting more complex needs
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Priority populations
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Quality
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Sector development

• Family and Placement Services Sector Development
  Plan
• Family services model review
• Aboriginal capacity building project
• Joint training between Child Protection and CSOs

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Where to from here Leading the way.

• "We must be the change we wish to see.
•                 -- Mahatma Gandhi