Number of unique/individual children and young people involved in Risk of Significant Harm (ROSH) reports
Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | CHILDSTORY_ID |
ROSH_FLAG | |
CONTACT_START_DATE |
A percentage of unique/individual children and young people involved in Risk of Significant Harm (ROSH) reports, divided by the population aged 0-17 years published in Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
ROSH threshold screening occurs at the DCJ Child Protection Helpline. A child or young person is at ROSH if the circumstances that are causing concern for their safety, welfare or wellbeing are present to a significant extent. This means it is sufficiently serious to warrant a response by a statutory authority irrespective of a family's consent (see References below).
Number of unique/individual children and young people involved in Risk of Significant Harm (ROSH) reports
Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | CHILDSTORY_ID |
ROSH_FLAG | |
CONTACT_START_DATE |
Population of individuals aged 0-17
A count unique Child Identifiers where ROSH Flag is equal to 'Y' and the Contact Start Date is in the reporting period.
By LGA and DCJ district
This indicator may be disaggregated by:
Indicator Specific breakdown
Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label |
Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | CONTACTOR_TYPE_GROUP | Reporter type |
PRIMARY_HL_ASSESSED_ISSUE_GRPD | Primary helpline assessed issue | |
Number of reports per child* | ||
Contact outcome |
Geographic Breakdown
Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label |
Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | DITRICT_COMMON | District |
DITRICT_COMMON | Cluster* | |
BUSINESS_UNIT_COMMON | Business unit | |
Local Government Reports |
* District has been recoded …
The Operational Business Review reports monthly.
The Annual Statistical Report reports annually.
Published by the NSW Department of Family and Community Services.
This indicator allows monitoring the demand for child protection investigations, including making resource decisions.
Alignment: This aligns with national reporting in Report on Government Services (RoGS).
A count unique Child Identifiers where ROSH Flag is equal to 'Y' and the Contact Start Date is in the reporting period.
A percentage calculated by dividing the number of unique/individual children and young people involved in Risk of Significant Harm (ROSH) reports, by the population of individuals aged 0-17, during the reporting period, multiplied by 100.
Number of unique/individual children and young people involved in Risk of Significant Harm (ROSH) reports
Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | CHILDSTORY_ID |
ROSH_FLAG | |
CONTACT_START_DATE |
DISTINCT CHILDSTORY_ID
ROSH Flag = Y
Population of individuals aged 0-17
By LGA and DCJ district
This indicator may be disaggregated by:
Indicator Specific breakdown
Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label |
Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | CONTACTOR_TYPE_GROUP | Reporter type |
PRIMARY_HL_ASSESSED_ISSUE_GRPD | Primary helpline assessed issue | |
Number of reports per child* | ||
Contact outcome |
Geographic Breakdown
Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label |
Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | DITRICT_COMMON | District |
DITRICT_COMMON | Cluster* | |
BUSINESS_UNIT_COMMON | Business unit | |
Local Government Reports |
* District has been recoded into cluster using the District Common variable.
Demographic breakdown
Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label |
Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | ABORIGINAL_STATUS_GROUPED | Aboriginal status |
Age | ||
Age grouped | ||
The Annual Statistical Report (ASR) disaggregates by: Aboriginal status (grouped), Contactor type (grouped), Primary Helpline assessed issue (grouped), District
Aboriginality is driven by data in ABORIGINAL_STATUS_GROUPED
The value DITRICT_COMMON
Mandatory reporter is given by the value of CONTACTOR_TYPE_GROUP
Primary helpline assessed issue is driven by data in PRIMARY_HL_ASSESSED_ISSUE_GRPD
Caseworkers in DCJ Child Protection Helpline apply the Structured Decision Making (SDM) Screening and Response Priority (SCRPT) tools to reports to determine the level of response category.
The data for non-Aboriginal children and young people also includes children and young people with Aboriginality status "not stated".
The district reported in this measure reflects where a child or young person’s case plan is held at their first ROSH report in the reporting period.
Data limitations:
Data source:
Data ageing:
Data is aged two months, unless otherwise indicated as preliminary.
In 2009 the threshold for legislative statutory authority intervention was amended from ‘risk of harm’ to ‘risk of significant harm’.
The NSW Interagency Guidelines outlines what is meant by ‘significant’ in ‘risk of significant harm’.
https://reporter.childstory.nsw.gov.au/s/article/Significant-harm-policy-definition
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