NSW taskforce aims to return Indigenous children to their families
by Lorena Allam from World news | The Guardian on (#6JKCY)
Plan includes consultation with community-controlled organisations to reduce number of Indigenous children in out-of-home care
The New South Wales government has announced a new restoration taskforce" to oversee efforts to return as many Aboriginal children to their families from the child protection system as is safe.
In a significant policy shift from previous governments, the minister for families and communities, Kate Washington, said the shocking proportion" of Aboriginal children in out-of-home care can be reduced by working in partnership with Aboriginal community-controlled organisations.
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