Korin Korin Balit-Djak is guided by the government's vision to achieve optimum health, wellbeing and safety for all Victorians so they can live the life they value. It aligns with the department's strategic directions and aspires to address, and ultimately eliminate, systemic racism within the Victorian health and human service sectors.

As Co-Design increasingly becomes the preferred model for service design and delivery in community services, potential participants – government agencies, service providers, service users and others – are looking for guidance on how to make it work. This toolkit is a response to that call.

This inquiry is about finding ways to put the people who use human services, such as health care, social housing and family and community services, at the heart of service provision.

Overview The Forced Adoption Support Services Scoping Study identified a need for support service providers to establish or contribute to local networks to enhance collaboration, referrals and support for people affected by forced adoptions. The Department of Social Services (DSS) contracted the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) to develop a resource to guide support...

Foreword The Australian Government asked the Commission to investigate whether the efficiency and effectiveness of human services could be improved by introducing greater competition, contestability and informed user choice. The inquiry is to be undertaken in two parts. The first part is the preparation of a study report to identify services that are best suited...