Executive Director, Child and Family Support, Department Of Human Services

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Katherine Hawkins

Executive Director, Child and Family Support

Department Of Human Services

Katherine Hawkins is Executive Director, Child and Family Support, within the State Government Department of Human Services. Her current role includes leadership of the implementation and system-wide outcomes monitoring of the Child and Family Support System, which provides family support services and other programs designed to respond earlier to child abuse and neglect.

She has held executive positions in the areas of early intervention, access and inclusion, youth justice, housing and corrections following a career working across the broader human services sector. Katherine is a registered forensic psychologist, has a diploma in business and personal coaching, and has a number of published articles in peer-reviewed journals.

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