Out-of-home care, foster care, relative and kinship care factsheets

Allowance rates per fortnight for statutory care and supported care, OOHC adoption, guardianship, and post care education support.

Information about the roles and responsibilities of Child and Family District Unit (CFDU) casework practitioners, Commissioning and Planning (C&P) contract managers and Permanency Coordinators (PCs).

The following placement types may only be used in emergency or temporary situations where a preferred foster or relative/kin care, residential care, Intensive Therapeutic Care (ITC) or Interim Care Model (ICM) placement is not yet [...]

Information about the role of Permanency Coordinators in the Permanency Support Program (PSP).

We are streamlining administrative processes to apply for PSP packages. This will make the process faster and more efficient

Summary of the review of the Permanency Coordinator Role.

The purpose of this paper is to give clear direction on the transfer and placement of Aboriginal children.

This policy supports management of away from placement events experienced by (1) children in OOHC, in primary case responsibility of a PSP provider; and (2) young adults receiving after-care support and services, arranged by their [...]

The PSP Family Preservation Package has been designed to provide the supports to maintain children safely at home with their families.

Talking to children and young people about the OOHC transfer