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Office for Planning, Strategy and Coordination
Victorian Child and Adolescent Monitoring Victorian Child and Adolescent Monitoring SystemSystem
Joyce Cleary & Linda HayesStatewide Outcomes for ChildrenJoyce Cleary
November 2008
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Policy context…
In 2005 GVT reinforced a commitment that ‘the wellbeing of children will improve’
In 2006 the Government announced $1.7m to ‘promote strategic research and the measurement of children’s health and wellbeing across the state.
In 2004 the Premier’s Children’s Advisory Committee recommended that Government
• establish the Office for Children ‘to ensure a stronger policy focus is given to the development of all children’
• ‘define outcomes for Victoria’s children and the best ways to measure these, including overall performance measures for the outcomes achieved for Victoria’s children’
Statewide Outcomes for Children was established in March
2005 as part of the new Office for Children in DHS
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What is VCAMS?
• The Victorian Child and Adolescent Monitoring System enables us to report on how children 0 to 18 are faring in the domains of health, safety, learning development and wellbeing against the Outcomes Framework
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VCAMS – Key Components
1. System Development• Ensure there are valid indicators relevant to children’s
safety, health, development, learning and wellbeing• Ensure that each indicator has a solid evidence base
2. Administrative Data• Maximise the utility of administrative data
3. Annual Data Collection Program• Undertake annual data collection process to address
data gaps across government• Annual program will focus on priority population and
priority issues
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VCAMS – Key Components
1. Data Linkage program• Maximise current databases through the use of data
linkage
2. Analysis and Reporting• Undertake relevant analyses and develop timely and
useful reporting mechanisms
3. Data Accessibility• Ensure data are available for appropriate policy,
planning and evaluation activities for all levels of government
• Enable data to be available for researchers through appropriate privacy procedures
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Selecting the VCAMS indicators:
• Worth measuring• Measurable for diverse population• Understood by people who need to act• Relevant to policy and practice• Reflect results of actions• Feasible to collect and report• Comply with national processes of data
definitions• Directly relate to the Outcomes Framework
for Victorian Children
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Inputs Products Audiences
Outcomes Framework
Victorian Child & Adolescent Monitoring System
NGO/Uni DataEg ABS, Survey of RecentMothers, Vic Injury SurvevUnit, Community Indicators
Administrative DataDHS, DEECD, DoJ,DPCD, VicPolice
New CollectionsEg: VCHWS, Local Level survey, Aboriginal Child Survey, Adolescent Survey
Other CollectionsEg: School Entrant Health Questionnaire, Victorian Population Health Survey
Government• State• Local• National
Others• NGOs• Advocacy groups• Other interest
groups
Researchers• Universities• Community
experts
Annual Reports
Community Profiles
AboriginalCommunity Profiles
Topical bulletins,journal articles, etc
Communities• Schools • Child Care
providers• Health providers• etc
VCAMS monitors and reports on the safety, health, learning, development and wellbeing of children and young people in Victoria
• 150 indicators
• Data analysis for policy & planning
• Regular reporting
Web based data access
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Strategies for Improving Outcomes for Children: Catalogue of evidence based interventions
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Legislated reporting on how children are faring
Child Wellbeing and Safety Act (2005) established the Children’s Services
Coordination Board to review annually and report
to the Minister (for Children) on the outcomes of Government actions in
relation to children, particularly the most
vulnerable children in the community
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Community profiles bring the outcomes data to a local level
City of Elsewhere
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Recap: What does VCAMS offer?• A suite of 150 indicators with a solid evidence base• A new understanding of outcomes (not outputs)• A whole of government approach• More informed decision making
– Better identification of priorities– Better targeting of resources
• Know how we are tracking over time– Monitor trends– Identify emerging issues
• Know if we’re making a difference – program / policy evaluation
• Drive the agenda for children and young people across government
• Respond to and inform COAG
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Room for further development
• Data sharing agreements
• Data standards
• Remove perception of risk