Communities and Justice, NSW Department of

The Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) is the lead agency in the Communities and Justice portfolio, which aims to create safe, just, inclusive and resilient communities through its services.

DCJ works with the community, non-government partners and other agencies to improve outcomes for:

• people experiencing or who have experienced domestic and family violence
• people who have experienced sexual assault
• young people and adults in contact with the justice system
• people experiencing or at risk of homelessness and people in need of safe and affordable housing
• vulnerable children and young people
• people with disability
• Aboriginal people, who are overrepresented across our services
• seniors, whom we support to live active and inclusive lives
• people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.