We bring the partnership perspective to strategic advocacy for lasting systems change that helps the most vulnerable members of our community.
In 2021, we made a submission to the online consultation run by the Department of Social Service on implementing the successor plan to the 2009-2020 national framework for protecting Australia’s children.
The new plan is known as Safe and Supported: the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2021 – 2031.
We worked with the Centre of Research Excellence in Childhood Adversity and Mental Health on this policy brief, using case studies of HJPs based in Child and Family Hubs to learn about what it takes to create a successful partnership: shared purpose, collaborative processes, and investment in relationships.
A new paper aims to point the way to a coordinated, multi-sector response to the big issues affecting children and families.
Health Justice Australia’s submission to the Review of the National Legal Assistance Partnership (NLAP).
Health justice partnership offers a promising approach to incorporate legal assistance into early support for children and their families in the contexts where child protection concerns are likely to arise.
What are the opportunities for early support to tackle the intersecting health, legal and other problems that often drive notifications to the child protection system?
Our submission following consultation with the Attorney-General’s Department on the design of legal assistance services.