First Peoples families
Alternative labels
Indigenous families
Guide
Resources to support evaluation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their communities
This resource sheet provides a list of resources for non-Indigenous evaluators and/or child and family services who need to plan, undertake, or commission an evaluation for programs that work with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and their families.
Submission
SNAICC 2024-25 pre-budget submission to the Australian government
In this pre-budget submission, SNAICC calls on the Australian government to bring to life the commitments they have made through the National Agreement on Closing the Gap by investing in the policy reform, programs and structural change needed to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families to heal and to thrive.
Evaluation
Evaluation of the Children’s Contact Service Activity: final report
This report sets out the findings of the Evaluation of Children's Contact Centre Activity, funded by the Australian Attorney-General’s Department.
Report
Family Matters: report 2023
This report examines government actions to address the over-representation and the outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection systems. This year’s report shows that child protection systems continue to fail Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, with the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children entering out-of-home care continuing to...
Report
The Family Matters report 2022
This year’s 'Family Matters' report is the third to be published following the development of the new National Agreement on Closing the Gap, which was entered into in July 2020. The report suggests that only limited progress has been made to redress over-representation and the drivers of child protection intervention.