This report to the Minister of Social Services and Employment, Hon. Steve Maharey, is a review of the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services. Chapter headings include: 1) Accountability, outcomes, children's rights; 2) The quality of social work in CYF; 3) Referral and notification; 4) Placement and the care of children; 4) Services for and by Maori; 5) Interagency work; and 6) Child and adolescent mental health.