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Welcome to the Office for Children, Youth and Family SupportThe Office for Children, Youth and Family Support (Office) is an administrative unit of the Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services. The Office works in partnership with the community to provide care and protection services to children and young people, and family and community support to meet the needs of the people of Canberra. In addition, the Office is responsible for youth justice services and the monitoring and licensing of children's services. The Office aims to provide both universal and targeted programs and services at the prevention, early intervention and tertiary levels in a range of settings that support children, young people and families to reach their potential and that contributes to building community capacity. The Office is also committed to the involvement of children and young people in a meaningful way in decision making about their lives. Current TopicsYoung Canberrans, Community, Youth Sector and other interested parties urged to have a say on the futureThe ACT Government is updating its policy framework to improve outcomes and opportunities for young Canberrans. The policy will guide priority areas for young people through to 2014. More… They’ve gotta listen - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Young People in Out of Home CareIn August 2004, the ACT Government developed an Implementation Strategy which responded to The Territory as Parent Report: A Review of the Safety of Children in Care of ACT and the ACT Child Protection Management (“Vardon”) Report. This outlined a 2-3 year reform program for the care and protection of children and young people, their families and carers in the ACT. A key goal of the implementation strategy was to ‘Improve service responses for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people and their families’ and to ‘Strengthen participation of children and young people in decision-making that affects their lives’. The following report is based on research produced responding to key goals of the implementation strategy. The Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services has responded to this research paper which is also available for viewing. They've Gotta Listen report DHCS Response - They've Gotta Listen Report Children and Young People Act 2008News and information on the Children and Young People Act 2008 ABC Learning Centres - Voluntary LiquidationParents and families who may require information about the current situation regarding the ABC Learning Centres can visit http://www.mychild.gov.au/
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