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Overview

The New South Wales Department of Community Services (DoCS) is the largest child protection agency in Australia. We help keep children safe from harm and provide care for those who cannot live at home.

DoCS helps children and young people by providing support and care to them, their families and their communities. Our core work focuses on child protection. This begins early on with prevention and early intervention strategies... [more]

The year at a glance

By the end of 2006/07, DoCS received $846.5 million from the reform package

$393.5 million to improve out-of-home care, including additional caseworkers and better services for children and young people who cannot safely live at home

$270.2 million to improve the child protection system (including extra caseworkers and support services) and to introduce the Brighter Futures early intervention program... [more]

Also see:

• Performance summary
• Achievements in 2006/07
• Future directions

 

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