This roadmap for reforming the Child and Family Support System 2021–2023 outlines the steps that the South Australian Department of Human Services is taking that will improve early intervention services for children and families with complex needs.

This report presents the results of a literature review and the findings from the initial cycles of action research conducted with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander chief investigators, community researchers and practitioners working in eight community-controlled child and family services across Queensland.

The Family Matters report 2021 shows that Indigenous children continue to be removed from family and kin at disproportionate rates. This is despite overwhelming evidence about the harm this causes to children, families and communities.

This plan takes a particular focus on building the community-controlled sectors that address: early childhood education and care and child protection and family support services.

From late March 2021 until the end of April 2021, SNAICC conducted a series of national consultations to guide the co-design of the successor framework to the National framework for protecting Australia’s children. This consultation report provides details on the consultation process and feedback from participants.