We can't help children in need if the NSW government neglects its duty of transparency

These children are lost to the system, and we fear that’s just the beginning of a life of falling between the cracks

In the past fortnight, two major reports have shed light on a sorry state of affairs for two of the most vulnerable cohorts in NSW, children in out-of-home care and homeless youth.

David Tune’s Independent Review of Out of Home Care in New South Wales and the NSW ombudsman’s report More than shelter, addressing legal and policy gaps in supporting homeless children, made a number of damning findings, mostly directed at the Department of Family and Community Services (Facs).

Related: New programs helping to reduce number of children in out-of-home care

Without any information about this most vulnerable group of children, our agencies are in the dark as to how we can help

Related: 'Crisis-driven': scathing report damns NSW child protection system

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