ACCOs and child welfare decision-making
Understanding how Aboriginal community controlled organisations (ACCOs) are enacting new statutory authority in child welfare decision-making: An initial process evaluation of the Community Protecting Boorais Program
VACCA has led the work on transforming the Victorian child welfare system from a state-led system to an Aboriginal Community of Care model centred on culture, self-determination, human rights, and the rights of children. This project is a process evaluation of Community Protecting Boorais that seeks to examine how the transfer of authority to ACCOs is being implemented, including how responsibility is being conceptualised, what this means for practice, and the skills, processes and resources needed to realise this new way of working.
Year granted: 2024
Organisation location: Preston, VIC
Themes: Health policy and systems, Self-determination
