WHAT WE AIM TO ACHIEVEOur vision of success
An effective and well-resourced service system supports children and young people with complex needs to grow up safely and well in out-of-home care, confident that their rights and wellbeing are protected and prioritised.
Our Goals
Build
We are building the practice capabilities of the agencies involved in the Collective based on academic and expert practitioner evidence.
Partner
We are partnering with others to improve outcomes in the out-of-home care service system, including funding bodies/regulators.
Advocate
We advocate to ensure the rights of all children are recognised and respected, prioritising the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in care with complex needs.
Co-operate
We are establishing a national network of service providers, practitioners and academics working collaboratively and proactively to improve the care of children with complex needs living in out-of-home care.
Our Policy Priorities
The Collective has chosen to focus on a set of specific priorities in order to genuinely increase agency capability beyond anything that could be achieved as an individual agency.
Paid workforce
Establishing a professional paid workforce to provide out of home care.
Behaviour issues
Improve support for children in out-of-home care with harmful sexual behaviours.
Guardianship and adoption support
Identify the need for post permanency support services.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Identify strategies to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children placed with First Nations community-controlled organisations.
Implementation of Royal Commission recommendations
Support the implementation of recommendations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.