Department of Family and Community Services

Service Description

Works with children, adults, families and communities to improve lives and help people realise their own potential. They have responsibility to protect children and young people from risk of significant harm. Main areas include improving long term outcomes particularly for Aboriginal children and families, making children safe at home with their families, and access to information that includes policy, Royal Commission, information and initiatives and reform.

Alternate Names: Department of Ageing, Disability & Homecare