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Questions about making a complaint What can you do if you’re not happy with your DES provider? You should try talking to your DES provider if you’re not happy with their service. They must explain how they: will look into your problem might fix the problem. If you still aren’t happy with your DES provider, you can …

… through a Family Relationship Centre or other mediation or counselling organisation, prior to determining the application. Designated payments … support policy by such means as the provision of research funding, the organisation of conferences, and the promotion of dialogue with child support … through a Family Relationship Centre or other mediation or counselling organisation, prior to determining the application. Designated payments …

National Standards for Out of Home Care - Consultation Paper Table of contents 1. Executive summary 1.1 What is Out of Home Care? 1.2 Childhood outcomes 1.3 Developing National Standards to influence outcomes 1.4 Consultation process 1.5 Next steps 1.6 Contact details 1.7 Confidentiality 2. Setting the scene 2.1 The …

Preparation - Phase 1 Stein (2008) states that many young people transitioning from out of home care miss out on the preparation stage.  The evidence provided in the 2009 CREATE Report Card corroborates this view. In a survey of  471 young people who were leaving or had left care, CREATE found that only 36% knew they …

… plans - this should be somebody high up within the Department. An organisation with more power than the Commission should be ensuring all young … Care Program for Young People with a Disability   State: New South Wales Organisation(s): Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care, Department … Example: Young People Leaving Care Transition Program   State: Tasmania Organisation(s): Disability, Children, Youth and Family Services and Housing …

National Standards for out-of-home care Standard 1 Children and young people will be provided with stability and security during their time in care. Standard 2 Children and young people participate in decisions that have an impact on their lives. Standard 3 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities participate …

… B: International perspective B.1 Europe The International Foster Care Organisation (IFCO), SOS-Kinderdorf and Fédération Internationale des … for foster care training, support and development and non-government organisation led best-practice standards on leaving care. There are three … - accessed December 2009. … B.1 Europe The International Foster Care Organisation (IFCO), SOS-Kinderdorf and Fédération Internationale des …

… and children. $3.8 million Provides $3.8 million to support a suitable organisation to curate, develop and distribute consent materials for young … and children. $3.8 million Provides $3.8 million to support a suitable organisation to curate, develop and distribute consent materials for young …

Budget 2020-21: Supporting social and community services sector workers The Government is providing $132.6 million from 2020-21 to support social services impacted by the cessation of the Social and Community Services Special Account. What was announced in the Budget 2020-21? The Government will provide ongoing …

Part C: Methodology Overview To confirm that the issues identified in Part B of this Report were of current significance for young people, and to give care leavers the opportunity to raise other points they felt worthy of discussion, a series of consultations were conducted. The first tier of consultations utilised …