What information do I need to refer to Child First or Child Protection?
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Your identity is protected when you provide the information under the Children Youth & Families Act s 191 and it cannot be disclosed unless you give permission to Child Protection and/or Child FIRST.
| Child’s details |
Family’s details |
- Name, age, gender, and address
- Aboriginality
- Cultural identity, language spoken at home, need for an interpreter
- Current whereabouts
- Current presentation or functioning
- Physical or emotional development
- Presence of a disability
- Care arrangements, and who has parental responsibility.
- For a child is under two years old, additional information is required, such as where the child was born, and at which hospital.
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- Family composition: name, date of birth (or age) and gender of each parent and sibling (including step and de facto family)
- Cultural identity, first language, language spoken at home, need for an interpreter
- Name and address of those responsible for the care of the child
- Relationship status of parents
- Family interaction and parent-child relationships
- Any physical or intellectual disabilities for parents or siblings.
- Social and professional network
- Any history of family violence
- See the Child Protection Manual for further information.
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See the Child Protection Manual for further information
