Child Safe Standards
Primary Care Connect (PCC) is
committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and participation of all children,
young people and their families; we want children and young people to be safe,
happy and empowered.
PCC is committed to preventing child abuse and identifying
early risks and take the relevant actions in removing and reducing these risks. PCC has a zero tolerance to child abuse and neglect, and all allegations and
safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our robust
policies and procedures. We have legal and moral obligations to contact
authorities when we are worried (concerned) about a child or young person’s
safety, which we follow rigorously.
PCC is a culturally safe and inclusive
organisation and ensures that all children and young people will receive care
that responds to their individual needs. We support and respect the wellbeing
of all children and young people, as well as our staff and volunteers. We are
committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal children and young people, the
cultural safety of children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse
backgrounds, and to providing a safe environment for children with a
disability, or who identify as LGBTIQA+.
PCC employs robust human resource systems of recruitment,
retention and accountability that prioritises the safety of children; and
provides training to all board members, staff and volunteers on child abuse
risks and obligations. PCC has specific policies and procedures in place to
achieve these commitments.