This brief presents the findings of an analysis of the performance of the Western NSW Mobile Child Protection Unit (MCPU) in its first year of establishment. The MCPU was created to address the need for more reliable and consistent child protection responses in remote parts of NSW. The analysis suggests that the Mobile Child Protection...

This report presents a summary of the NSW survey results providing a comparison between the NSW and national results, and between the OOHC and residential care surveys in NSW.

This evaluation found that Practice First has facilitated a shift in organisational culture within FACS towards a focus on child centred practice and increased engagement with children, carers and other agencies.

Relationships between children and caregivers play an essential role in the development of a child’s health and wellbeing. This paper outlines key findings related to carer parenting practices and the relationships between children, carers and their carer families, for children and young people involved in the Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study (POCLS).

The childcare and early learning experiences of young children are important factors that influence their wellbeing outcomes. This Evidence to Action Note outlines key findings related to the childcare and early learning experiences of a group of children in OOHC in New South Wales aged 9 months to 5 years, drawing on the first interview...