CAFFSA Reports and Submissions
Submission on the Draft Children and Young People (Safety and Support) Bill
Child and Family Focus SA (CAFFSA) is the South Australian peak body representing the needs and interests of children, young people and families connected with or at risk of entering the child protection system, and the not-for-profit, non-government organisations...
Submission to the Royal Commission into Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence
Child and Family Focus SA (CAFFSA) is the South Australian peak body representing the needs and interests of children, young people and families connected with or at risk of entering the child protection system, and the not-for-profit, non-government organisations...
Submission to the Scope of Practice Social Work Registration Scheme Consultation
Overall, members strongly stated that they believe further targeted consultation is essential and that currently the scope of practice could have grave implications across a sector working with some of SA's most marginalised children, young people and families....
Final Report on the OOHC Workforce Mapping Project
The Workforce Mapping Project aimed to identify key challenges in the out-of-home care workforce, focusing on recruitment, retention, qualifications, and training needs.
Submission to the Draft Preventive Health Bill 2024
The submission emphasizes improving health equity, particularly for Aboriginal peoples, and highlights the need for trauma-informed approaches.
Submission to the SA AODS Strategy 2024-2030
The submission emphasizes that the South Australian Alcohol and Other Drug Strategy 2024-2030 should focus on trauma-informed approaches and preventing childhood trauma as key factors in addressing substance misuse. It highlights the interconnected issues of homelessness, domestic violence, mental health, and the need for better access to services and family-oriented rehabilitation.
Submissions
CAFFSA Submission Economic and Finance Committee Submitted
Final Workforce Development Report
Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility CAFFSA Submission
CAFFSA Submission Re Portable Long Service Leave
CAFFSA Submission on the Review of Consent Laws in South Australia 2024
The South Australian Not-for-Profit Funding Policy Review 2023
CAFFSA Submission to the Review of Residential Tenancies Act 2022
CAFFSA Submission to the CYPSA Review 2022
CAFFSA Discussion Paper CYPSA Review September 2022
CAFFSA Submission to the 2022 Foster and Kinship Care Inquiry
CAFFSA Forum May 2022 “Improving Family Wellbeing and Child Protection: What are our priorities for the next four years in SA?”
CAFFSA’s Forum “Improving Family Wellbeing and Child Protection: What are our priorities for the next four years in SA?” was held on 6 May 2022. Sixty-eight participants attended from 28 organisations with a series of interactive panel discussions. There were also five video presentations recorded especially for the forum.
CAFFSA prepared a Discussion Paper for members to consider prior to the forum.
See the Discussion paper here:
Briefing Paper for CEO Workshop
See the reports of the forum here:
CAFFSA Forum 2022 – Report 1, Summary
CAFFSA Forum 2022_Report 2_Aboriginal Children, Young People and Families