Useful resources about protecting children and the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020

Department of Social Services documents:

• National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020
• National Framework Third Action Plan (2015-18)
• National Framework Second Action Plan (2012-15)
• National Framework First Action Plan (2009-12)
• Measuring Progress under the National Framework: Evaluation of Progress under the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children (2017)
• National Standards for out-of-home care (2011)

Other documents:

• Child protection Australia 2016-17 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2018)
• Valuing Children Initiative Foundation Paper (2016)
• National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-20: Recommendations for the Third Action Plan 2015-18 – Families Australia and the National Coalition Steering Group (April 2015)
• Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into out of home care (August 2015)
• Families Australia submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into out of home care (November 2014)
• From Crisis Response to Prevention: Proposals to Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments for the second three-year action plan (2012-2015) under the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020 – National Coalition (2012)
• Position Paper: A National Commissioner for Australia’s Children: The Role, Powers and Functions of the Office of the National Children’s Commissioner, Australia. National Coalition (2011)
• Article by Brian Babington about the National Framework in Family Matters, No. 89  (2011)