NSW Department of Communities and Justice / Strong Families, Our Way CTPI-Service System Delivery-0001 - 1-11497296521

The Strong Families, Our Way: NSW Aboriginal Child and Family Self-Determination Project focuses on strengthening sustainable, community-led structures of self-determination in the Aboriginal child and family system in NSW, by resourcing Aboriginal-led decision making in the oversight of child and family system processes, design, and practices. Aboriginal Community Controlled Mechanisms (ACCMs) are local community-led bodies, which provide support and oversight over the NSW child and family system from the perspectives of local communities. They are independent of government and accountable to their communities, and they work in partnership with government and NGOs to improve outcomes for Aboriginal children, young people and families. ACCMs are an avenue for local cultural knowledge, advice and oversight to be incorporated into the child and family system The Strong Families, Our Way: NSW Aboriginal Child and Family Self-Determination Project has the following elements: 1. Support the establishment and operation of ACCMs or their equivalent across each of the 15 DCJ Districts, and provide support and coordination for a strong and sustainable state-wide network of ACCMs. 2. Self-determination in the design of the NSW child and family system, including a report on options to progress self-determination.