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Contemporary needs of families in Australia
With people from a CALD background less likely to access services, what (if any) change should be made to FaC children, youth and parenting programs?
What (if any) change should be made to FaC children, youth and parenting programs to account for the different service needs and preferences of families?
What changes (if any) could be made to increase awareness and improve navigation of available supports for families?

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The Community Sector Strategic Partnership Framework
Apart from the issues outlined above (on page 8), are there any other changes FaC children, youth and parenting programs should consider to strengthen the community sector?
(If yes, please specify)

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Measuring What Matters and the Early Years Strategy
What changes (if any) should be made to FaC children, youth and parenting programs to help achieve the outcomes set out in the Early Years Strategy?

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Australia’s Disability Strategy and the National Autism Strategy
What changes (if any) should be made to FaC children, youth and parenting programs to improve the access and inclusion of parents/children with developmental concern or disability?
What type of services are preferred by parents or carers with disability or by children with developmental concern or disability?

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National Agreement on Closing the Gap
What changes (if any) should be made to FaC children, youth and parenting programs to strengthen outcomes for First Nations children?
How could the number of ACCOs delivering FaC children, youth and parenting programs be increased within existing funding, especially in First Nations focused communities?
Considering the key elements for successful transition listed above (on page 12), are there any other elements that would be important?
(If yes, please specify)

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Safe and Supported and National Plan to End Violence
What changes (if any) should be made to FaC children, youth and parenting programs to provide supports in a culturally appropriate and trauma-informed way?
Is there a way to improve how FaC children, youth and parenting programs refer families to specialised tertiary supports?

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Gender Equality
What changes (if any) should be made to FaC children, youth and parenting programs to improve inclusiveness for all parents, carers and children, regardless of family structure, gender or sexual identity?
To improve delivery against the Working for Women Strategy, what changes might help increase men’s engagement with parenting programs? And what changes might increase gender norms around caring?

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Place-based approaches and community partnerships
To strengthen community-led partnership in the CfC program, should CfC committees provide guidance across all CfC activities? Should any other changes be made to strengthen community-led partnerships in the CfC program?
Are there other changes (other than those on page 16) that could be made to the CfC program, which build on existing strengths to improve delivery against the Working Together Agreement commitments?

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Communities for Children – Facilitating Partners (CfC FP)
How should FPs actions and outcomes be measured? Would these be best done through the ideas proposed above (on page 17) or through another approach?
Should the current Evidence Based Program requirement be changed? Would this be best done through the changes proposed above (on page 17) or through another approach?

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Family Mental Health Support Services (FMHSS)
Should changes be made to FMHSS, so services are able to focus solely on early intervention?
(If yes, please specify)

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Children and Parenting Support (CaPS)
Should changes be made to the CaPS program so services are better placed to focus on prevention, early intervention, and providing children with the best possible start to life?
(If yes, please specify)
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