Understanding roles and responsibilities in the sector
Child wellbeing and safety is everyone’s responsibility, which means everyone works together to keep children safe and well.
Overview
Child wellbeing and safety is everyone’s responsibility, which means everyone works together to keep children safe and well. If you work with or provide a service to children or families, you have a role to play in identifying their needs, strengths and opportunities for supporting them and working collaboratively with other practitioners.
This Part includes the following sections:
- Government agencies
- Department of Communities and Justice
- NSW Police Force
- Department of Education
- NSW Health
- Child Wellbeing Units
- Non-government sector
- Types of services provided by non-government organisations and other agencies
- Independent oversight
- Local Government
- Peak organisations
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Last updated: 03 May 2021