When systems don't talk, survivors suffer more
Government departments don't share information with each other. This leaves sexual abuse survivors worse off, a national summit heard.
Australia's Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin told the summit something important. Systems cause harm when they don't work together.
Families navigate separate services in health, education and justice that don't share information or coordinate. Victoria's Social Services Regulator Jonathan Kaplan said poor coordination is the biggest barrier to change.
Workers across states must pass multiple checks. Some disability providers need at least half a dozen working-with-children clearances.
They also need at least half a dozen separate NDIS screenings. Cronin is studying more than 3,000 recommendations.
These come from royal commissions and inquiries. They aim to improve how all states and the Commonwealth work together.
- More than 3,000
- Recommendations analysed
- Melbourne
- Summit location
- Micaela Cronin
- Commissioner
Why it mattersBetter coordination between departments and states could reduce harm to survivors.
AustraliaEvery state and territory runs different systems; a single national framework could help survivors and reduce the time they spend navigating between government bodies.
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