What funding has the NSW Government invested in Keep Them Safe?
A $750 million Keep Them Safe funding package was announced when the 2009-10 NSW State Budget was handed down. This funding includes allocations for: • enhanced prevention and early intervention services • improved services for Aboriginal children and young people • enhanced acute services (e.g. intensive family preservation) • changes to the child protection system and services • out-of-home care. More than 40 per cent of the funding package will go to non-government organisations (NGOs) over the next four years, reflecting the additional involvement they will assume as part of the shared responsibility of Keep Them Safe.
