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Keeping kids safe and well

Children and young people are experts in their own lives, and their insights are critical for understanding how we can better support their safety and wellbeing.

This report conveys the views of children, young people and families collected by the National Children’s Commissioner in face-to-face and online consultations and surveys between May and July 2021.

The report presents key issues, identifies priorities, and makes recommendations for action, to inform the government’s five-year actions plans under the Safe and Supported: The National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2021–2031 (the National Framework).

The National Framework has four priority groups:

  1. Children and families with multiple and complex needs
  2. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people experiencing disadvantage or who are vulnerable
  3. Children and young people and/or parents/ carers with disability experiencing disadvantage or who are vulnerable
  4. Children and young people who have experienced abuse and/or neglect including children in out-of-home care, and young people leaving out-of-home care and transitioning to adulthood.

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Author: Australian Human Rights Commission