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TERRIT RRITORY Y FAMILIES LIES EAST ST ARNH NHEM EM REFE FERENCE RENCE GROUP UP Our Vision - Empowering Families and Communities for A Safe and Better future

MIK IKAN GROUP Sa Safeguardin ing th the wellbeing of f chil ildren, young people and th the Community

MIK IKAN Who we are

 Mikan is a Child Protection Reference Group  Mikan members are made up of Community

leaders and elders from the East Arnhem region

 Mikan has 17 active members from the Miwatj

Clan groups from both the Dhuway and Yirritja Moiety groups

Members Roles

 Mikan assist Territory Families to work on child protection

cases in culturally safe ways

 Mikan helps Territory Families to identify the strengths in a

child's family and community

 To support the at risk families  To share knowledge of family/kinship networks to assist

Territory Families to identify possible kin carers

 To identify service/resource gaps in the region and to

formulate strategies to address the gaps

Mik ikan has monthly meetings

What we do

 Mikan is a referral based service that is available to Territory

Families only on child protection open cases

 Mikan members meet once a month to discuss the cases and

advise the Case Manager on how to achieve better outcomes for the family

 Mikan gathers information that family and community might

want to know about Territory Families policy and procedures

 Mikan members support Territory Families staff during

community visits if there isn’t a ACW available

Mik ikan Supporting Territ itory ry Famili lies in in special l Community Events

Mik ikan and Territory Famil ilies supports the Dhapir irrik Parent Award Yearly

Community services that are in involv lved in in Dhapir irrk Parent Award Clinic, Police, school, local store other Local Aboriginal Organisation’s

Mik ikan and Territory Famil ilies deliv livering Community Workshop