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Protecting our kids

Reporting a child at risk, signs of child abuse and neglect, child protection laws, family preservation, FACS services that keep kids safe, Mandatory reporters

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Keeping children safe

Child protection laws in NSW, FACS services that keep children safe, keeping families together through preservation, preferred order of permanent placement.
- Protecting children is everyone's job
  
  The law protecting children and young people’s health and wellbeing, why it's a shared responsibility, and how we work with families.
- FACS services that keep children safe
  
  Information about the services Family and Community Services (FACS) provides including prevention and early intervention, child protection, and out of home care.
- Children's rights
  
  Children and young people have legal rights, whether they live with their families or with carers. Find out about the Charter of Rights for children and young people.
- Keeping families safely together
  
  Our priority is keeping families safely together, when that's not possible there is a preferred order of permanent placement for children and young people, as well as Aboriginal placement principles.
Reporting a child at risk

The signs of abuse and neglect, Should I call the Child Protection Helpline? What happens after I make a report? What if someone reports my child?
- Child at risk of harm and neglect
  
  Information on what child abuse and neglect is, the signs of abuse, and how to respond when a child or adult tells you about abuse.
- Should I call to report a child at risk?
  
  How to decide if you need to report a child who has been abused, neglected or is at significant risk of harm.
- What happens once a report is made to the Child Protection Helpline?
  
  How Family and Community Services (FACS) responds to a report made on the Child Protection Helpline.
- What happens if my child is reported to the Child Protection Helpline?
  
  Family and Community Services (FACS) may contact you if a report of abuse or significant risk of harm is lodged for a child or young person in your care.
Mandatory reporters

What is a mandatory reporter? What needs to be reported? Mandatory Reporter Guide (MRG), using ChildStory and the Child Protection Helpline.
- Who are mandatory reporters?
  
  A list of professions who are required to be mandatory reporters, and the laws that regulate and guide them.
- Mandatory reporters: What to report and when
  
  Information on how to use the decision tree in the Mandatory Reporter Guide (MRG) guide, when to report and what you need to report.
- Mandatory reporters: How to make a child protection report
  
  Calling the Child Protection Helpline versus making an eReport, eReports after MRG outcome, registering for eReport capability.
- Mandatory reporters: What happens after I make a report?
  
  When FACS receives your report, we're required by law to make an assessment. The information you provide will inform what action is needed.

Protecting our kids

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Keeping children safe

Reporting a child at risk

Mandatory reporters