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. 2022 Dec 7;22:2290. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14784-4

Table 3.

Policies selected

Selected policies
Strategic health service plans
1. Strong Families – Safe Kids Implementation Plan 2016–2020 (TAS)
2. Aboriginal Family Health Strategy 2011–2016: Responding to Family Violence in Aboriginal Communities (NSW)
3. Women’s, Children and Youth Health Plan 2021–2031 (draft – in consultation)
4. WA Youth Health Policy 2018–2023 - Strong Body, Strong Minds, Stronger Youth
5. Healthy Safe and Well: A strategic Health Plan for Children, Young people and Families 2014–2024 (NSW)
6. Children’s Health and Wellbeing Services Plan 2018–2028 (QLD)
7. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing Services Plan 2018–2023 (QLD)
Comprehensive and cross sector approaches to child and youth health and well-being
8. The ACT Children and Young People’s Commitment 2015–2025
9. Tasmanian Child and Youth Wellbeing Framework 2018
10. NSW Youth Health Framework 2017–24
11. It takes a Tasmanian Village: Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy (2021)
12. The Best Opportunities in Life: Northern Territory Child and Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Strategic Plan 2018–2028
13. A great start for our children: Statewide plan for children and young people’s health services to 2026 (QLD)
14. Child and youth framework Six Domains – Strategic Directions 2021–2024 (TAS)
Policies addressing specific childhood health issues
15. NSW Healthy Eating and Active Living Strategy: Preventing overweight and obesity in New South Wales 2013–2018
16. Towards Zero Growth: Healthy Weight Action Plan 2013 (ACT) – Note: could also be categorised below
Broader health policies (with dedicated a chapter or section to children’s health)
17. Primary Prevention Plan 2011–2016 (section on children and youth) (SA)
National
18. National Framework for Child and Family Health Services – Secondary and Tertiary Services 2015
19. National Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2021
20. National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009–2020
21. National Action Plan for Health of Children and Young People 2020–2030
22. National Framework for Health Services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Families 2018
Education policies with health and/or well-being in title
23. Child and Student Wellbeing Strategy – safe, well, and positive learners 2018–2021 (TAS)
24. The Wellbeing Framework for Schools (NSW) 2015
25. Wellbeing for Learning and Life: A framework for building resilience and wellbeing in children and young people (SA) 2013
26. Student Learning and Wellbeing Framework (QLD) 2018