ACCO AFLDM Survey

This survey forms part of data collection to develop an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-led and governed Social Return on Investment (SROI) methodology for the evaluation of Aboriginal Family-Led Decision Making (AFLDM).

About the survey
This survey is designed to capture whole-of-sector perspectives from Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs), jurisdictional Peak Bodies, and key Aboriginal-led service providers regarding the implementation, effectiveness, and system readiness of Aboriginal Family-Led Decision Making (AFLDM) in Australia. The survey will include both open and closed questions, this may include simple yes or no responses, multiple choice responses or options which allow you to write a response.

As a survey participant, you will be asked to complete a survey where you will provide valuable insights into your journey of implementing AFLDM into your practice, the key principles of AFLDM and any challenges and/or barriers to implementing AFLDM. We are also interested in any outcomes you have been able to achieve for children, families and communities as well as any opportunities that you have identified for improvement to AFLDM.

Audience: Staff working for ACCOs involved in AFLDM

Purpose
The project seeks to:

Develop a rigorous, culturally grounded SROI framework
Centre Aboriginal participatory action research, community governance and sense-making
Quantify and articulate the economic, social, cultural and intergenerational value generated through AFLDM
Strengthen the evidence base to support policy reform, funding investment and system transformation.

The survey contains the following sections:

About your organisation
AFLDM Service Characteristics
AFLDM Outcomes for children and families
Barriers, Gaps and Areas for Improvement
Final Reflections.

Results will inform a community-led SROI evidence-building tool to quantify, understand and strengthen the economic, social, cultural and system impacts of AFLDM, grounded in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander governance, knowledge systems and sensemaking.

Estimated completion time: 30 min

Consent and anonymity
By completing this survey, you consent to the team collecting and using information from you for the research project.

To protect your confidentiality, all personal information (e.g., names, contact details) will be stored in encrypted files separate from research data, with access limited to the research team.

Participation in this study is voluntary. It is completely up to you whether or not you decide to take part.

If you decide not to participate, or to withdraw from the research, it will not affect your relationship with the consortium team. It will also have no impact on your relationship with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community organisations who are also partners in this research.

In collecting data, we may hear about culturally restricted information, or information that conveys stories or traditions that teach culture or that would require permission of Elders and Traditional Owners or people with cultural authority for that knowledge and wisdom. We ask that participants do not include such information when completing a survey. Any information of this nature will be redacted from the survey responses.

This study has been approved in line with the AIATSIS Ethics Committee guidelines. If you have any concerns or complaints about any aspect of the conduct of this research that you wish to raise independently of the research team, please contact either the Executive Director of Research Education Group (ethics@aiatsis.gov.au) or the Chair of the AIATSIS Research Ethics Committee (ethics@aiatsis.gov.au). Any matter raised will be treated confidentially, investigated and you will be informed of the outcome.

Section 1 About your organisation
This section establishes the organisational and service delivery context within which AFLDM is being implemented. It seeks to understand the role, scope, maturity, and governance arrangements of AFLDM delivery or oversight across organisations, enabling interpretation of survey findings to understand practice, policies and established outcomes of AFLDM.

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* 1. Organisation name

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* 2. Jurisdiction(s) of operation (tick all that apply):

NSW

VIC

QLD

TAS

ACT

National

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* 3. Where do your services operate?

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* 4. Primary service areas (tick all that apply):

Child protection

Family support

Out-of-home care

Early intervention

Reunification

Kinship care

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* 8. Thinking about the most recent full financial year, approximately what was your organisation’s total funding specifically for AFLDM activities

Less than $100,000

$100,000 to $250,000

$250,000 to $500,000

$500,000 to $1m

$1m -$2m

Over $2m

Prefer not to say / Don’t know

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* 9. Please rate how well each statement describes your current AFLDM service, on a scale from 1 (does not describe our service) to 10 (describes our service).

	1 (does not describe our service)	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10 (describes our service)
“Our AFLDM model is designed and governed by an Aboriginal community controlled organisation and Aboriginal community leaders.”	“Our AFLDM model is designed and governed by an Aboriginal community controlled organisation and Aboriginal community leaders.” 1 (does not describe our service)	“Our AFLDM model is designed and governed by an Aboriginal community controlled organisation and Aboriginal community leaders.” 2	“Our AFLDM model is designed and governed by an Aboriginal community controlled organisation and Aboriginal community leaders.” 3	“Our AFLDM model is designed and governed by an Aboriginal community controlled organisation and Aboriginal community leaders.” 4	“Our AFLDM model is designed and governed by an Aboriginal community controlled organisation and Aboriginal community leaders.” 5	“Our AFLDM model is designed and governed by an Aboriginal community controlled organisation and Aboriginal community leaders.” 6	“Our AFLDM model is designed and governed by an Aboriginal community controlled organisation and Aboriginal community leaders.” 7	“Our AFLDM model is designed and governed by an Aboriginal community controlled organisation and Aboriginal community leaders.” 8	“Our AFLDM model is designed and governed by an Aboriginal community controlled organisation and Aboriginal community leaders.” 9	“Our AFLDM model is designed and governed by an Aboriginal community controlled organisation and Aboriginal community leaders.” 10 (describes our service)
“AFLDM processes are usually facilitated by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff who are recognised as appropriate for this role in our community.”	“AFLDM processes are usually facilitated by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff who are recognised as appropriate for this role in our community.” 1 (does not describe our service)	“AFLDM processes are usually facilitated by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff who are recognised as appropriate for this role in our community.” 2	“AFLDM processes are usually facilitated by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff who are recognised as appropriate for this role in our community.” 3	“AFLDM processes are usually facilitated by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff who are recognised as appropriate for this role in our community.” 4	“AFLDM processes are usually facilitated by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff who are recognised as appropriate for this role in our community.” 5	“AFLDM processes are usually facilitated by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff who are recognised as appropriate for this role in our community.” 6	“AFLDM processes are usually facilitated by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff who are recognised as appropriate for this role in our community.” 7	“AFLDM processes are usually facilitated by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff who are recognised as appropriate for this role in our community.” 8	“AFLDM processes are usually facilitated by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff who are recognised as appropriate for this role in our community.” 9	“AFLDM processes are usually facilitated by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander staff who are recognised as appropriate for this role in our community.” 10 (describes our service)
“AFLDM conferences are facilitated independently of the statutory child protection department (even when departmental workers attend).”	“AFLDM conferences are facilitated independently of the statutory child protection department (even when departmental workers attend).” 1 (does not describe our service)	“AFLDM conferences are facilitated independently of the statutory child protection department (even when departmental workers attend).” 2	“AFLDM conferences are facilitated independently of the statutory child protection department (even when departmental workers attend).” 3	“AFLDM conferences are facilitated independently of the statutory child protection department (even when departmental workers attend).” 4	“AFLDM conferences are facilitated independently of the statutory child protection department (even when departmental workers attend).” 5	“AFLDM conferences are facilitated independently of the statutory child protection department (even when departmental workers attend).” 6	“AFLDM conferences are facilitated independently of the statutory child protection department (even when departmental workers attend).” 7	“AFLDM conferences are facilitated independently of the statutory child protection department (even when departmental workers attend).” 8	“AFLDM conferences are facilitated independently of the statutory child protection department (even when departmental workers attend).” 9	“AFLDM conferences are facilitated independently of the statutory child protection department (even when departmental workers attend).” 10 (describes our service)
“In our AFLDM processes, families and kin networks lead decision making and plan development, rather than departmental staff.”	“In our AFLDM processes, families and kin networks lead decision making and plan development, rather than departmental staff.” 1 (does not describe our service)	“In our AFLDM processes, families and kin networks lead decision making and plan development, rather than departmental staff.” 2	“In our AFLDM processes, families and kin networks lead decision making and plan development, rather than departmental staff.” 3	“In our AFLDM processes, families and kin networks lead decision making and plan development, rather than departmental staff.” 4	“In our AFLDM processes, families and kin networks lead decision making and plan development, rather than departmental staff.” 5	“In our AFLDM processes, families and kin networks lead decision making and plan development, rather than departmental staff.” 6	“In our AFLDM processes, families and kin networks lead decision making and plan development, rather than departmental staff.” 7	“In our AFLDM processes, families and kin networks lead decision making and plan development, rather than departmental staff.” 8	“In our AFLDM processes, families and kin networks lead decision making and plan development, rather than departmental staff.” 9	“In our AFLDM processes, families and kin networks lead decision making and plan development, rather than departmental staff.” 10 (describes our service)
“AFLDM is routinely offered early and across the child protection continuum (including pregnancy and early intervention), not just at crisis or removal points.”	“AFLDM is routinely offered early and across the child protection continuum (including pregnancy and early intervention), not just at crisis or removal points.” 1 (does not describe our service)	“AFLDM is routinely offered early and across the child protection continuum (including pregnancy and early intervention), not just at crisis or removal points.” 2	“AFLDM is routinely offered early and across the child protection continuum (including pregnancy and early intervention), not just at crisis or removal points.” 3	“AFLDM is routinely offered early and across the child protection continuum (including pregnancy and early intervention), not just at crisis or removal points.” 4	“AFLDM is routinely offered early and across the child protection continuum (including pregnancy and early intervention), not just at crisis or removal points.” 5	“AFLDM is routinely offered early and across the child protection continuum (including pregnancy and early intervention), not just at crisis or removal points.” 6	“AFLDM is routinely offered early and across the child protection continuum (including pregnancy and early intervention), not just at crisis or removal points.” 7	“AFLDM is routinely offered early and across the child protection continuum (including pregnancy and early intervention), not just at crisis or removal points.” 8	“AFLDM is routinely offered early and across the child protection continuum (including pregnancy and early intervention), not just at crisis or removal points.” 9	“AFLDM is routinely offered early and across the child protection continuum (including pregnancy and early intervention), not just at crisis or removal points.” 10 (describes our service)
“Families who would benefit from AFLDM are usually able to access it (referral processes, eligibility and gatekeeping rarely prevent access).”	“Families who would benefit from AFLDM are usually able to access it (referral processes, eligibility and gatekeeping rarely prevent access).” 1 (does not describe our service)	“Families who would benefit from AFLDM are usually able to access it (referral processes, eligibility and gatekeeping rarely prevent access).” 2	“Families who would benefit from AFLDM are usually able to access it (referral processes, eligibility and gatekeeping rarely prevent access).” 3	“Families who would benefit from AFLDM are usually able to access it (referral processes, eligibility and gatekeeping rarely prevent access).” 4	“Families who would benefit from AFLDM are usually able to access it (referral processes, eligibility and gatekeeping rarely prevent access).” 5	“Families who would benefit from AFLDM are usually able to access it (referral processes, eligibility and gatekeeping rarely prevent access).” 6	“Families who would benefit from AFLDM are usually able to access it (referral processes, eligibility and gatekeeping rarely prevent access).” 7	“Families who would benefit from AFLDM are usually able to access it (referral processes, eligibility and gatekeeping rarely prevent access).” 8	“Families who would benefit from AFLDM are usually able to access it (referral processes, eligibility and gatekeeping rarely prevent access).” 9	“Families who would benefit from AFLDM are usually able to access it (referral processes, eligibility and gatekeeping rarely prevent access).” 10 (describes our service)
“We usually have enough time and resources to prepare families and kin well, including active family finding on both maternal and paternal sides.”	“We usually have enough time and resources to prepare families and kin well, including active family finding on both maternal and paternal sides.” 1 (does not describe our service)	“We usually have enough time and resources to prepare families and kin well, including active family finding on both maternal and paternal sides.” 2	“We usually have enough time and resources to prepare families and kin well, including active family finding on both maternal and paternal sides.” 3	“We usually have enough time and resources to prepare families and kin well, including active family finding on both maternal and paternal sides.” 4	“We usually have enough time and resources to prepare families and kin well, including active family finding on both maternal and paternal sides.” 5	“We usually have enough time and resources to prepare families and kin well, including active family finding on both maternal and paternal sides.” 6	“We usually have enough time and resources to prepare families and kin well, including active family finding on both maternal and paternal sides.” 7	“We usually have enough time and resources to prepare families and kin well, including active family finding on both maternal and paternal sides.” 8	“We usually have enough time and resources to prepare families and kin well, including active family finding on both maternal and paternal sides.” 9	“We usually have enough time and resources to prepare families and kin well, including active family finding on both maternal and paternal sides.” 10 (describes our service)
“AFLDM meetings are run in ways families see as culturally safe, including venues, language, involvement of Elders and private family time.”	“AFLDM meetings are run in ways families see as culturally safe, including venues, language, involvement of Elders and private family time.” 1 (does not describe our service)	“AFLDM meetings are run in ways families see as culturally safe, including venues, language, involvement of Elders and private family time.” 2	“AFLDM meetings are run in ways families see as culturally safe, including venues, language, involvement of Elders and private family time.” 3	“AFLDM meetings are run in ways families see as culturally safe, including venues, language, involvement of Elders and private family time.” 4	“AFLDM meetings are run in ways families see as culturally safe, including venues, language, involvement of Elders and private family time.” 5	“AFLDM meetings are run in ways families see as culturally safe, including venues, language, involvement of Elders and private family time.” 6	“AFLDM meetings are run in ways families see as culturally safe, including venues, language, involvement of Elders and private family time.” 7	“AFLDM meetings are run in ways families see as culturally safe, including venues, language, involvement of Elders and private family time.” 8	“AFLDM meetings are run in ways families see as culturally safe, including venues, language, involvement of Elders and private family time.” 9	“AFLDM meetings are run in ways families see as culturally safe, including venues, language, involvement of Elders and private family time.” 10 (describes our service)
“Children and young people involved in AFLDM have real choices about how they participate and can see their views reflected in the final plan.”	“Children and young people involved in AFLDM have real choices about how they participate and can see their views reflected in the final plan.” 1 (does not describe our service)	“Children and young people involved in AFLDM have real choices about how they participate and can see their views reflected in the final plan.” 2	“Children and young people involved in AFLDM have real choices about how they participate and can see their views reflected in the final plan.” 3	“Children and young people involved in AFLDM have real choices about how they participate and can see their views reflected in the final plan.” 4	“Children and young people involved in AFLDM have real choices about how they participate and can see their views reflected in the final plan.” 5	“Children and young people involved in AFLDM have real choices about how they participate and can see their views reflected in the final plan.” 6	“Children and young people involved in AFLDM have real choices about how they participate and can see their views reflected in the final plan.” 7	“Children and young people involved in AFLDM have real choices about how they participate and can see their views reflected in the final plan.” 8	“Children and young people involved in AFLDM have real choices about how they participate and can see their views reflected in the final plan.” 9	“Children and young people involved in AFLDM have real choices about how they participate and can see their views reflected in the final plan.” 10 (describes our service)
“Our service has the capacity to support implementation and review of AFLDM plans, including follow up and linking families to supports.”	“Our service has the capacity to support implementation and review of AFLDM plans, including follow up and linking families to supports.” 1 (does not describe our service)	“Our service has the capacity to support implementation and review of AFLDM plans, including follow up and linking families to supports.” 2	“Our service has the capacity to support implementation and review of AFLDM plans, including follow up and linking families to supports.” 3	“Our service has the capacity to support implementation and review of AFLDM plans, including follow up and linking families to supports.” 4	“Our service has the capacity to support implementation and review of AFLDM plans, including follow up and linking families to supports.” 5	“Our service has the capacity to support implementation and review of AFLDM plans, including follow up and linking families to supports.” 6	“Our service has the capacity to support implementation and review of AFLDM plans, including follow up and linking families to supports.” 7	“Our service has the capacity to support implementation and review of AFLDM plans, including follow up and linking families to supports.” 8	“Our service has the capacity to support implementation and review of AFLDM plans, including follow up and linking families to supports.” 9	“Our service has the capacity to support implementation and review of AFLDM plans, including follow up and linking families to supports.” 10 (describes our service)
“Funding, staffing and infrastructure are sufficient and stable enough for us to deliver AFLDM in the way we believe is best for families.”	“Funding, staffing and infrastructure are sufficient and stable enough for us to deliver AFLDM in the way we believe is best for families.” 1 (does not describe our service)	“Funding, staffing and infrastructure are sufficient and stable enough for us to deliver AFLDM in the way we believe is best for families.” 2	“Funding, staffing and infrastructure are sufficient and stable enough for us to deliver AFLDM in the way we believe is best for families.” 3	“Funding, staffing and infrastructure are sufficient and stable enough for us to deliver AFLDM in the way we believe is best for families.” 4	“Funding, staffing and infrastructure are sufficient and stable enough for us to deliver AFLDM in the way we believe is best for families.” 5	“Funding, staffing and infrastructure are sufficient and stable enough for us to deliver AFLDM in the way we believe is best for families.” 6	“Funding, staffing and infrastructure are sufficient and stable enough for us to deliver AFLDM in the way we believe is best for families.” 7	“Funding, staffing and infrastructure are sufficient and stable enough for us to deliver AFLDM in the way we believe is best for families.” 8	“Funding, staffing and infrastructure are sufficient and stable enough for us to deliver AFLDM in the way we believe is best for families.” 9	“Funding, staffing and infrastructure are sufficient and stable enough for us to deliver AFLDM in the way we believe is best for families.” 10 (describes our service)

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* 10. Thinking about the work involved in delivering AFLDM (which can include preparation, family finding, meetings, travel, follow up and governance), roughly what proportion of this work is covered by your current funding?

0-20%

21-40%

41-60%

61%-80%

81%-100%

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* 11. Thinking about your capacity to deliver AFLDM services in the communities you serve, how many more families a year would benefit from AFLDM if you were funded to deliver more services?

Not many more families than we currently serve

About twice as many families as now

About three times as many families as now

About four times as many families as now

Many more- indicate how many

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* 12. In your experience, what practice components are essential to high-quality AFLDM delivery? (e.g. pre-meeting engagement, Elder involvement, post-meeting follow-up)

Section 3 AFLDM Outcomes for children and families

This section explores the changes you see for children, families and kin when they participate in AFLDM. For these questions we are seeking your best guess based on your knowledge and experience of the families you have worked with.

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* 13. Please rank the following benefits of AFLDM from 1 to 6, where 1 is the most important, based on your view of what matters most for children, families and communities.

	Very important	Important	Somewhat important	Low importance	Not important
Children are diverted from out-of-home care	Children are diverted from out-of-home care Very important	Children are diverted from out-of-home care Important	Children are diverted from out-of-home care Somewhat important	Children are diverted from out-of-home care Low importance	Children are diverted from out-of-home care Not important
Children are reunified with parents or placed with kin/Aboriginal carers	Children are reunified with parents or placed with kin/Aboriginal carers Very important	Children are reunified with parents or placed with kin/Aboriginal carers Important	Children are reunified with parents or placed with kin/Aboriginal carers Somewhat important	Children are reunified with parents or placed with kin/Aboriginal carers Low importance	Children are reunified with parents or placed with kin/Aboriginal carers Not important
Families have stronger relationships and support networks (more kin involved, less conflict, more mutual support)	Families have stronger relationships and support networks (more kin involved, less conflict, more mutual support) Very important	Families have stronger relationships and support networks (more kin involved, less conflict, more mutual support) Important	Families have stronger relationships and support networks (more kin involved, less conflict, more mutual support) Somewhat important	Families have stronger relationships and support networks (more kin involved, less conflict, more mutual support) Low importance	Families have stronger relationships and support networks (more kin involved, less conflict, more mutual support) Not important
Children and families have stronger connection to culture, Country and community	Children and families have stronger connection to culture, Country and community Very important	Children and families have stronger connection to culture, Country and community Important	Children and families have stronger connection to culture, Country and community Somewhat important	Children and families have stronger connection to culture, Country and community Low importance	Children and families have stronger connection to culture, Country and community Not important
Families feel safer and more able to work with the child protection system (more trust, understanding, less fear)	Families feel safer and more able to work with the child protection system (more trust, understanding, less fear) Very important	Families feel safer and more able to work with the child protection system (more trust, understanding, less fear) Important	Families feel safer and more able to work with the child protection system (more trust, understanding, less fear) Somewhat important	Families feel safer and more able to work with the child protection system (more trust, understanding, less fear) Low importance	Families feel safer and more able to work with the child protection system (more trust, understanding, less fear) Not important
Families are less likely to need crisis services (health, police and justice, homelessness services)	Families are less likely to need crisis services (health, police and justice, homelessness services) Very important	Families are less likely to need crisis services (health, police and justice, homelessness services) Important	Families are less likely to need crisis services (health, police and justice, homelessness services) Somewhat important	Families are less likely to need crisis services (health, police and justice, homelessness services) Low importance	Families are less likely to need crisis services (health, police and justice, homelessness services) Not important
Other (please provide detail below)	Other (please provide detail below) Very important	Other (please provide detail below) Important	Other (please provide detail below) Somewhat important	Other (please provide detail below) Low importance	Other (please provide detail below) Not important

61–80%

More than 80%

Section 4 – Barriers, Gaps and Areas for Improvement
This section focuses on what gets in the way of AFLDM working as well as it could. Your insights will help identify priority areas for strengthening AFLDM practice, funding and policy support across jurisdictions.

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* 24. What are the main barriers to effective AFLDM implementation in your jurisdiction? Rank your responses, with 1 being the biggest barrier.

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* 25. What are the other barriers?

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* 26. How well is AFLDM understood by statutory child protection agencies in your jurisdiction?

Very poorly understood

Poorly understood

Moderately understood

Well understood

Very well understood

Very poorly understood

Poorly understood

Moderately understood

Well understood

Very well understood

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* 27. How does their involvement influence or impact your work delivering AFLDM?

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* 28. To what extent do government agencies support the principles and practices of the AFLDM model to be implemented as intended?

Not at all

Limited support

Moderate support

Strong support

Full partnership

Not at all

Limited support

Moderate support

Strong support

Full partnership

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* 29. What resourcing gaps most limit AFLDM effective implementation (including quality, sustainability and scale)?

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* 30. What system reforms are most needed to enable strong AFLDM implementation?

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* 31. What would a fully embedded, community-governed AFLDM system look like in practice?

Section 5 – Final Reflections
This section provides space for any final reflections you would like to share about AFLDM. Your responses will help ensure the findings reflect the priorities, experiences and aspirations of ACCOs and the communities you serve.

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* 32. What are your key recommendations for strengthening AFLDM nationally?

Thank you for your contribution. Your insights will directly shape the development of a community-led SROI framework, strengthen national advocacy, and support long-term investment in Aboriginal Family-Led Decision Making.

Thematically analysed results from the survey will be made available to all participants.

If you have queries or concerns about the research, please feel free to contact Dr Melissa Kaltner on 0402 804 259 or Mark Galvin on 0422 009 718.

ACCO AFLDM Survey

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* 1. Organisation name

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* 2. Jurisdiction(s) of operation (tick all that apply):

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* 3. Where do your services operate?

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* 4. Primary service areas (tick all that apply):

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* 5. Which option best describes the main area where your AFLDM service operates?

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* 6. How long has your organisation been delivering AFLDM?

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* 7. Over the past 12 months, approximately how many families did your organisation support through AFLDM processes?

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* 8. Thinking about the most recent full financial year, approximately what was your organisation’s total funding specifically for AFLDM activities

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* 9. Please rate how well each statement describes your current AFLDM service, on a scale from 1 (does not describe our service) to 10 (describes our service).

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* 10. Thinking about the work involved in delivering AFLDM (which can include preparation, family finding, meetings, travel, follow up and governance), roughly what proportion of this work is covered by your current funding?

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* 11. Thinking about your capacity to deliver AFLDM services in the communities you serve, how many more families a year would benefit from AFLDM if you were funded to deliver more services?

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* 12. In your experience, what practice components are essential to high-quality AFLDM delivery? (e.g. pre-meeting engagement, Elder involvement, post-meeting follow-up)

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* 13. Please rank the following benefits of AFLDM from 1 to 6, where 1 is the most important, based on your view of what matters most for children, families and communities.

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* 14. Approximately what proportion of these families do you believe avoided a child being removed into care, where removal initially seemed likely before AFLDM?

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* 15. Approximately what proportion of children in these families were placed with kin or Aboriginal carers instead of non kin, because of the AFLDM process?

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* 16. Approximately what proportion do you believe achieved reunification / restoration as a result of the AFLDM process?

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* 17. Approximately what proportion experienced stronger family relationships and support networks (for example, more kin involved, less conflict, more mutual support)?

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* 18. Approximately what proportion of families do you think experienced a stronger sense of connection to culture, Country and community as a result of AFLDM?

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* 19. Approximately what proportion of families do you think felt safer and more able to work with the child protection system after AFLDM (for example, better understanding, more trust, less fear)?

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* 20. Approximately what proportion of families do you think were less likely to access crisis services (health system, police and justice system, homelessness services) after AFLDM?

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* 21. Approximately what proportion of families who participated in AFLDM were more engaged and active in planning and decision making about their children; felt they had greater authority and say in decisions, experienced the decision making process as culturally safe?

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* 22. For children who went into care after AFLDM, compared with similar children without AFLDM, do you think their time in care was

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* 23. Thinking about your responses to questions above (14-22), how much of these outcomes could have happened anyway without AFLDM (for example similar outcomes being achieved via mainstream or Aboriginal family support services)

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* 24. What are the main barriers to effective AFLDM implementation in your jurisdiction? Rank your responses, with 1 being the biggest barrier.

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* 25. What are the other barriers?

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* 26. How well is AFLDM understood by statutory child protection agencies in your jurisdiction?

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* 27. How does their involvement influence or impact your work delivering AFLDM?

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* 28. To what extent do government agencies support the principles and practices of the AFLDM model to be implemented as intended?

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* 29. What resourcing gaps most limit AFLDM effective implementation (including quality, sustainability and scale)?

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* 30. What system reforms are most needed to enable strong AFLDM implementation?

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* 31. What would a fully embedded, community-governed AFLDM system look like in practice?

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* 32. What are your key recommendations for strengthening AFLDM nationally?

* 7. Over the past 12 months, approximately  how many families did your organisation support through AFLDM processes?