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Definition

This refers to the total number of Aboriginal children and young people receiving Family Preservation programs, during the reporting period.


Family Preservation programs are defined as those funded services that aim to prevent imminent separation of children from their primary caregivers because of child protection concerns and those services which aim to reunify families where separation of children from their primary caregivers has already occurred for child protection reasons.

Family Preservation include unique children and young people participating in Intensive Family Services, Intensive Family Preservation, Brighter Futures program, Strengthening Families, Intensive Family Based Services (IFBS) and NGO IFBS collection.

Indicator Summary

Numerator

The total number of children and young people receiving Family Preservation programs at any point of time in the reporting period.

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    Denominator

    The total number of children and young people receiving Family Preservation programs at any point of time in the reporting period.

     

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    Computation

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      Disaggregation

      Reporting Information

      Published by NSW Department of Communities and Justice.

      Quality Statement

      Accuracy of Indigenous Status Data
      Statuses: [FACSIAR Data Governance Committee: Qualified, Oct. 13, 2023]
      The accuracy of data held about Indigenous Status in current collections is poor for several factors. Firstly, the number of...

      Framework Dimensions

      Calculation rules

      Computation Rule
      Computation

      The detailed metadata for this measure is currently not available.

        Numerators

        The total number of children and young people receiving Family Preservation programs at any point of time in the reporting period.

          Denominators

          The total number of children and young people receiving Family Preservation programs at any point of time in the reporting period.

           

          Comments

          The percentage figures refer to the total number of Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal children and young people receiving IFSS at any point of time in the reporting period as a percentage of the total number of children and young people receiving IFSS at any point of time in the reporting period.

          Data limitations:

          • Nil.

          Data sources:

          • KiDS – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data up to 2016-17
          • ChildStory – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data from 2017-18
          • FACS and NGO Intensive Family Services.

           

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