This booklet is intended to be an accompanying document of background information on Closing the Gap and sets out what will be talked about in an upcoming survey that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are being asked to complete.

This position paper outlines the core components required for the establishment of a National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people.

The over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care is a complex issue. This year’s report shows that Indigenous children continue to enter statutory child protection systems at a greater rate, stay longer, and exit via reunification or restoration far less frequently.

This toolkit has been prepared with the objective of enabling organisations working in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child and family services sector.

This First 1000 Days Australia report confirms that service integration has enabled the two partner organisations to meet a broad range of needs for Aboriginal children and families, and to provide holistic and coordinated care.