Community Services Ministers’ (CSM) met in Adelaide and via teleconference on 9 April 2021.
Ministers primarily discussed the successor plan to the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020 (successor plan) and considered strategic priorities for collective effort under the successor plan.
Ministers agreed in principle to the following priorities for the successor plan:
Addressing the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection systems.
A national approach to early intervention and targeted support for children and families experiencing vulnerability or disadvantage.
This includes strengthening the interface between services across jurisdictions including disability, early childhood education and care, health and mental health, drug and alcohol, domestic violence, justice, housing, and employment service systems.