Keep Them SafeBudget Overview

Vicki D’AdamA/Deputy Director General

Policy and Strategy Department of Premier and Cabinet

A five year action plan:A five year action plan: reshaping services for children, young reshaping services for children, young

people & their familiespeople & their families sharing responsibility across the communitysharing responsibility across the community providing more support earlierproviding more support earlier responding to 2008 Wood Inquiry into child responding to 2008 Wood Inquiry into child

protection systemprotection system

Keep Them Safe: A shared Keep Them Safe: A shared approach to child wellbeing approach to child wellbeing

Budget overviewBudget overview

$750 million over five years:$750 million over five years: increasing funding announced in increasing funding announced in

March by an extra $520 millionMarch by an extra $520 million investing more in prevention and investing more in prevention and

early interventionearly intervention increasing support for the non-increasing support for the non-

government sectorgovernment sector

NGO sector investmentNGO sector investment

Approximately 40% of increased Approximately 40% of increased funding is for NGO services funding is for NGO services

Partnership approach to Keep Them Partnership approach to Keep Them Safe implementation Safe implementation

Keep Them Safe budget Keep Them Safe budget enhancements enhancements

$114 million for enhanced prevention and early $114 million for enhanced prevention and early intervention servicesintervention services

$25 million for improving services for Aboriginal $25 million for improving services for Aboriginal children and young peoplechildren and young people

$58 million for enhanced acute services (eg $58 million for enhanced acute services (eg intensive family preservation)intensive family preservation)

$170 million for changes to child protection system $170 million for changes to child protection system and servicesand services

$222 million for out of home care (including $130 $222 million for out of home care (including $130 million for NGOs) million for NGOs)

More investment in prevention More investment in prevention and early intervention and early intervention

Extra places for children in Brighter FuturesExtra places for children in Brighter Futures Expansion of sustained home visitingExpansion of sustained home visiting Drug and alcohol services for parents Drug and alcohol services for parents Services to support children who have Services to support children who have

parents with a mental illnessparents with a mental illness Regional intake and referral servicesRegional intake and referral services Other prevention and early intervention Other prevention and early intervention

services, eg family supportservices, eg family support

More support for Aboriginal More support for Aboriginal children and familieschildren and families

Expansion of Intensive Aboriginal Family Expansion of Intensive Aboriginal Family Based ServicesBased Services

Trial new model of decision-makingTrial new model of decision-making

More Aboriginal student liaison officersMore Aboriginal student liaison officers

Parenting programs for Aboriginal adult Parenting programs for Aboriginal adult offendersoffenders

Safe Families accommodationSafe Families accommodation

Increasing investment in acute Increasing investment in acute services services

Expanding Intensive Family Preservation Expanding Intensive Family Preservation ServiceService

Home school liaison officersHome school liaison officers

Kaleidoscope and New StreetKaleidoscope and New Street

After hours bail hotlineAfter hours bail hotline

Joint assessment and investigation of Joint assessment and investigation of serious abuseserious abuse

Changes to the child protection Changes to the child protection system system

Child Wellbeing Units in major agenciesChild Wellbeing Units in major agencies Network of Regional Intake and Referral Network of Regional Intake and Referral

ServicesServices Piloting family case management programPiloting family case management program Improving Children’s CourtImproving Children’s Court Training staff in new systemsTraining staff in new systems Evaluating new system and programs.Evaluating new system and programs.