Child Safety and Wellbeing

The Child Safety and Wellbeing area of Student Services oversees a wide range of programs and services, including:

community and government partnership initiatives;
implementation of student protection policy and procedures
student mental health initiatives and
the provision of information and resources to parents, teachers, therapists and students.

The Child Safety and Wellbeing area also oversees Departmental involvement in early intervention and prevention services for children and young people at risk of harm, neglect or abuse, and programs that support the participation, achievement and wellbeing of students who are in out-of-home care (ie, foster, kinship, residential care).

Student Services also provides many services to promote a supportive school environment. This includes supporting the provision of comprehensive guidance and counselling services to students and their families in all primary, secondary and special schools.

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