❓ Question regarding the outcomes of the Aboriginal Family Led Decision Making (AFLDM) pilot program in the Midwest Gascoyne region, specifically focusing on referral rates, completion rates, and child removal/re-referral rates within 12 months of program engagement. The response provides data for the first year of the project.
AnsweredQoN 1360Legislative Council
Asked
30 March 2023
Member
Portfolio
Early Childhood Education; Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
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I refer to the McGowan Government’s investment of $715,000 to trial an Aboriginal Family Led Decision Making (AFLDM) pilot in the Midwest
Gascoyne region, and I ask: (a) how many families have been referred by the Department to AFLDM in Geraldton; (b) what percentage of families referred by the Department to AFLDM have successfully completed the AFLDM process; (c) how many families who engaged in AFLDM have had a child removed within 12 months of completion of the process; and (d) what percentage of families referred by the Department to AFLDM have been referred back to the service within 12 months?
Gascoyne region, and I ask: (a) how many families have been referred by the Department to AFLDM in Geraldton; (b) what percentage of families referred by the Department to AFLDM have successfully completed the AFLDM process; (c) how many families who engaged in AFLDM have had a child removed within 12 months of completion of the process; and (d) what percentage of families referred by the Department to AFLDM have been referred back to the service within 12 months?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
9 May 2023
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Early Childhood Education; Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Response time
1 days
The Department of Communities advise:
a) Following advice from the Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation, referrals were strategically staggered for the first year of the project and initially were from Geraldton-based families. 29 families have been referred.
b) In the first year, 36 per cent; 32 per cent continued in the program.
c) In the first year, zero.
d) In the first year, zero.
a) Following advice from the Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation, referrals were strategically staggered for the first year of the project and initially were from Geraldton-based families. 29 families have been referred.
b) In the first year, 36 per cent; 32 per cent continued in the program.
c) In the first year, zero.
d) In the first year, zero.
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