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The Minns government has announced a $200 million funding lifeline to the state\u2019s child protection system to keep thousands of vulnerable kids in out-of-home care as emergency and residential housing costs spiral.<\/p>\n

About 15,000 children and young people are in the NSW child protection system. This number has been steadily decreasing from 18,300 in 2013.<\/p>\n

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Family and Communities Minister Kate Washington said the child protection system faced a funding black hole.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, the proportion of children housed in residential care, consisting of facilities run by NGOs and private companies, has increased by 6.3 per cent across the past year, while the proportion of children in foster care, relative and Aboriginal kinship care has decreased by a combined 9.3 per cent, driving up costs.<\/p>\n

As of June 30, there were also 451 children in emergency care arrangements, estimated to cost the government $200 million a year.<\/p>\n

These emergency care arrangements can consist of hotels, motels, caravan parks and serviced apartments, along with homestays.<\/p>\n

Minister for Families and Communities Kate Washington said there was a massive \u201cblack hole\u201d in the out-of-home care budget.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis $200 million rescue package means the state\u2019s most vulnerable kids will be kept safe through foster care, kinship care, and residential care arrangements,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are committed to repairing the budget and reforming the child protection system to give children and young people the best chance of a brighter future.\u201d<\/p>\n

A recent independent review found systemic issues in the out-of-home care model after a pair of siblings\u2019 behaviour and wellbeing deteriorated following a \u201clengthy\u201d stay in emergency and interim care with a rotating roster of care workers, many of whom had minimal childcare qualifications.<\/p>\n

The acting chief executive of family and children\u2019s services peak body Fams, Lauren Stracey, said while the announcement would be welcomed by the sector, more targeted funding was needed.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur out-of-home care system is desperately underfunded. While this kind of funding will make a huge impact, what we\u2019re actually seeing is the impact of inadequate investment over a significant period of time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Stracey called for funding in early intervention and prevention programs, which focus on keeping families together by preventing abuse and neglect via community-based interventions, to be increased by 25 per cent.<\/p>\n

Without a focus on early intervention, Stracey warned NSW would be unable to break patterns of trauma.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to continue to need to respond to the crisis when we know that harm to children has occurred, and there\u2019s going to be enduring impacts for those children,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

CEO of out of out-of-home care support organisation the Create Foundation, Jacqui Reed, called the funding a \u201cbandaid solution\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo not have the foresight to budget appropriately is perfectly outrageous,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Reed said the current cost of living crisis meant children and foster carers were doing it tough.<\/p>\n

\u201cLess and less people are becoming carers and staying,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The Department of Communities and Justice estimates that an extra 600 foster carers are needed each year to take care of children who cannot live safely at home.<\/p>\n

The government has also committed to long-term reforms to rebuild the child protection system and repair the budget. Further details have yet to be announced.<\/p>\n

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