FISH makes submissions to government and organisations to promote family inclusion in laws, policies, and practice at all levels.

SUBMISSIONS

Latest submission:

Submission about responding to child protection concerns for unborn children (August 2024)

FISH made a submission to the NSW Department of Communities and Justice 2024 policy review about responding to child protection concerns for unborn children. FISH has argued for a reduced role for the Department for unborn and newborn children and a mother and family inclusive approach.

Feedback from FISH: Response to Redesigning Family Preservation in NSW, Discussion Paper, April 2024
Government Discussion Paper on Family Preservation
Response to Family Is Culture legislative recommendations (May 2022)
Read the original Family is Culture Report
Submission to support development of the successor plan for the National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2009-2020 (July 2021)
Submission to the Australian Parliament Inquiry into Local Adoption and Out of Home Care (May 2018)
Submission to NSW FACS (DCJ) Re: Discussion Paper, Shaping a Better Child Protection System (Dec 2017)
Submission to FACS NSW consultation into therapeutic out of home care (July 2017)
Submission to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses into Child Abuse (April 2016)
Submission to the New South Wales Legislative Council Inquiry into Child Protection (July 2016)
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