| Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
| Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | CHILDSTORY_ID |
| ABORIGINAL_STATUS_GROUPED | |
| ROSH_FLAG | |
| 3A | |
| AGED_M_END_DT_FINANCIAL_YEAR_END_DATE |
Definition
The total number of unique Aboriginal children and young people who were involved in Risk of Significant Harm (ROSH) Reports, during the reporting period.
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).
Indicator Summary
Not applicable.
A count of unique Child Identifiers that were involved in Concern Reports that the Helpline Assessment determined to have been at the ROSH, in the reporting period.
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* |
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 |
* District has been recoded into cluster using the District Common variable.
Demographic breakdown
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column | Dashboard Filter Label … |
Reporting Information
The Annual Statistical Report reports annually.
Published by NSW Department of Communities and Justice.
Framework Dimensions
- DCJ Indicator Bank > Child Protection
- Annual Statistical Report (2021-2022) > Active and Inclusive Communities > Supporting Aboriginal Children, Families and Communities
- Annual Statistical Report (2021-2022) > Children and Families Thrive > Supporting children in statutory protection
- Annual Statistical Report (2022-2023) > Active and Inclusive Communities > Supporting Aboriginal Children, Families and Communities
- Annual Statistical Report (2022-2023) > Children and Families Thrive > Supporting children in statutory protection
- Annual Statistical Report (2023-2024) > Children and Families Thrive > Supporting children in statutory protection
- Annual Statistical Report (2023-2024) > Active and Inclusive Communities > Supporting Aboriginal Children, Families and Communities
Rationale
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).
Calculation rules
- Computation
A count of unique Child Identifiers that were involved in Concern Reports that the Helpline Assessment determined to have been at the ROSH, in the reporting period.
| Distribution/Table | Path/Column |
| Child Protection Reporting - Base Data Asset | CHILDSTORY_ID |
| ABORIGINAL_STATUS_GROUPED | |
| ROSH_FLAG | |
| 3A | |
| AGED_M_END_DT_FINANCIAL_YEAR_END_DATE |
-
- Data Element
- Person: ChildStory Identifier, A-N(8)
- Guide for use
Count of distinct identifiers.
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
-
- Data Element
- Assessment: ROSH Flag, Yes/No/NA Code A(A)
- Guide for use
where value is equal to "Y".
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
-
- Data Element
- Service Event: Helpline Assessment Outcome, Code NX
- Description
N3 = "3A"
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
-
- Data Element
- FAP_PROCESS: Date, YYYY-MM-DD
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
-
- Data Element
- Person: Indigenous Status, Grouped Label X(14)
- Guide for use
Where the values for Aboriginal Status Grouped of 'not stated' and blank have been recoded as 'Non-Aboriginal.'
- Data Set
- Child Protection Data Set
Not applicable.
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* |
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 |
* 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 | Age* | |
| AGE_AT_CONTACT_GROUPED | Age grouped | |
| DISABILITY_FLAG | Disability | |
| GENDER | Gender |
* Derived from date of birth.
The Annual Statistical Report disaggregates by District.
Comments
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.
- ‘Other’ in the ‘Other/NA’ reporting category for response priorities include reports marked as ‘no response required’ and those with the required information left blank. ‘NA’ (Not Applicable) relates to ROSH reports where additional children were recorded at the time of the field assessment. The data reported for “Other/NA’ in 2019-20 is not directly comparable to that reported in the previous years, because: the large number of ROSH reports with blank final response priority reported for 2019-20 were attributed to the Streamlined Response Pilot in Northern NSW District, where the Response Priority Tool was no longer being used to determine the response priority. ‘Not Applicable (N/A)’ mainly relates to ROSH reports where additional children were recorded at the time of the field assessment. The data reported for ‘Other/NA’ in 2019-20 is not directly comparable to that reported in the previous years as a large number of ROSH reports with blank final response priority reported for 2019-20 are attributable to the Streamlined Response Pilot project underway in the Northern NSW District where the Response Priority Tool is no longer being used to determine the response priority.
- ‘Prenatal reports’ are reported under ‘Carer: other issues’ prior to 2012-13. 'Other issues' includes ROSH reports where additional children were recorded at the time of field assessment; hence, Helpline assessed issue is not applicable.
The District reported in this measure reflects where an Aboriginal child/young person’s case plan is held at their first ROSH report in the reporting period.
- The Hunter New England District was split into Hunter District and New England District from 2018-19. This means that no data will be displayed for Hunter District or for New England District before 2018-19 and no data will be displayed for Hunter New England District after 2017-18.
- The ‘Other’ reported in the DCJ District breakdown includes data from the former Hunter New England District which cannot be split into the new districts and data where District could not be identified.
Data ageing:
- Data ageing is two months, unless otherwise indicated. Therefore, the data for this indicator will be available two months after the end of the month in which the data first becomes available.
Data limitations:
- Nil.
Data source:
- Key Information and Directory System (KiDS)/Client Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data up to 2016-17
- ChildStory /Client Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data from 2017-18.
Origin
References
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’.
- “This means the concern is sufficiently serious to warrant a response by a statutory authority (such as NSW Police Force or Community Services) irrespective of a family’s consent.
What is significant is not minor or trivial and may reasonably be expected to produce a substantial and demonstrably adverse impact on the child or young person’s safety, welfare or wellbeing, or in the case of an unborn child, after the child’s birth.
The significance can result from a single act or omission or an accumulation of these.”
https://reporter.childstory.nsw.gov.au/s/article/Significant-harm-policy-definition
Custom Fields
DCJ - Domain
Child Protection
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