Empowering peer-parent and family advocacy in Australian child protection (2025-2028)
Abstract
This project aims to transform Australian child protection systems by building national capabilities in peer-parent and family advocacy (PPFA). Its significance lies in being the first study to examine the scope, characteristics, and the resources needed to build and sustain PPFA in Australian child protection systems. Using mixed research methods, this co-designed project entails a unique partnership with families with experience of child protection intervention, family support and disability services, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Expected outcomes include strengthening of PPFA capabilities to reduce the incidence, and the financial and social costs, of children's removal from families, communities, and Country.
