1. Keep Them Safe Budget Overview Vicki D’Adam A/Deputy Director General Policy and Strategy Department of Premier and Cabinet

2. A five year action plan:  reshaping services for children, young people & their families  sharing responsibility across the community  providing more support earlier  responding to 2008 Wood Inquiry into child protection system Keep Them Safe: A shared approach to child wellbeing

3. Budget overview $750 million over five years:  increasing funding announced in March by an extra $520 million  investing more in prevention and early intervention  increasing support for the non- government sector

4. NGO sector investment Approximately 40% of increased funding is for NGO services Approximately 40% of increased funding is for NGO services Partnership approach to Keep Them Safe implementation Partnership approach to Keep Them Safe implementation

5. Keep Them Safe budget enhancements $114 million for enhanced prevention and early intervention services $114 million for enhanced prevention and early intervention services $25 million for improving services for Aboriginal children and young people $25 million for improving services for Aboriginal children and young people $58 million for enhanced acute services (eg intensive family preservation) $58 million for enhanced acute services (eg intensive family preservation) $170 million for changes to child protection system and services $170 million for changes to child protection system and services $222 million for out of home care (including $130 million for NGOs) $222 million for out of home care (including $130 million for NGOs)

6. More investment in prevention and early intervention Extra places for children in Brighter Futures Extra places for children in Brighter Futures Expansion of sustained home visiting Expansion of sustained home visiting Drug and alcohol services for parents Drug and alcohol services for parents Services to support children who have parents with a mental illness Services to support children who have parents with a mental illness Regional intake and referral services Regional intake and referral services Other prevention and early intervention services, eg family support Other prevention and early intervention services, eg family support

7. More support for Aboriginal children and families Expansion of Intensive Aboriginal Family Based Services Expansion of Intensive Aboriginal Family Based Services Trial new model of decision-making Trial new model of decision-making More Aboriginal student liaison officers More Aboriginal student liaison officers Parenting programs for Aboriginal adult offenders Parenting programs for Aboriginal adult offenders Safe Families accommodation Safe Families accommodation

8. Increasing investment in acute services Expanding Intensive Family Preservation Service Expanding Intensive Family Preservation Service Home school liaison officers Home school liaison officers Kaleidoscope and New Street Kaleidoscope and New Street After hours bail hotline After hours bail hotline Joint assessment and investigation of serious abuse Joint assessment and investigation of serious abuse

9. Changes to the child protection system Child Wellbeing Units in major agencies Child Wellbeing Units in major agencies Network of Regional Intake and Referral Services Network of Regional Intake and Referral Services Piloting family case management program Piloting family case management program Improving Children’s Court Improving Children’s Court Training staff in new systems Training staff in new systems Evaluating new system and programs. Evaluating new system and programs.