Earlier Intervention and Family Support Services

The Building Safe and Strong Families: Earlier Intervention and Family Support Strategy was launched by the Minister on 28 September 2016 and outlines our continued focus to safely reduce the need for children to enter out of home care. This need is particularly critical for Aboriginal children, families and communities in WA.

The Earlier Intervention and Family Support Strategy will be procuring services that support:

1. A culturally appropriate service system

2. Diverting families from the child protection system

3. Preventing children entering out-of-home care.

Consultations Workshops include:

Aboriginal In-home Support Service

Provide intensive in-home support to Aboriginal families with complex needs to divert them from the care system. This is a restricted tender to Aboriginal Community Controlled Services.

PERTH METRO

Intensive Family Support

Provide educational and skill development services to parents and families to support children to remain safely in their home and/or to support the transition of children back home with their parents.
*Please note consultation for the Family Care (Out-of-Home care, Phase 3) will also be a part of the following workshops.

KUNUNURRA

GERALDTON

PORT HEDLAND

BROOME

BUNBURY

ALBANY

NORTHAM

KALGOORLIE
PERTH METRO

Family Support Networks

Preventing children entering out of home care through the provision of case management and coordination of services for families who are hard to reach and accessing multiple service providers.

PERTH SOUTH METRO
PERTH NORTH METRO

At Risk Youth Services

Youth services are realigned to provide a case management focus to young people most at risk of entering out of home care or the youth justice system.

*Workshops to be advertised shortly.

Out-of-Home Care Services (Phase 3)

The Building a Better Future Out-of-Home-Care Reform in Western Australia Phase 3 focuses on the procurement of five service models addressing the needs of families, children and young people.

The Building a Better Future Out-of-Home-Care (Phase 3) will be procuring services that support:

1. Preventing Aboriginal children coming into care.

2. Stabilising family care arrangements.

3. Supporting children leaving the CEO’s care, to access stable accommodation and training / education.

Consultations Workshops include:

Parent and Baby Service

Support a newborn child to remain with their parent/s where there is either:

Risk the child may be placed into the care of the CEO, or
The child is in the legal care of the CEO but placed with the parent/s

All Aboriginal Controlled Community Organisations are invited to register their interest in participating in the development of the Parent and Baby Support Service model. We anticipate that workshops will be held in Perth Metropolitan area and commence in May 2017.

PERTH METRO

Family Care Support

Support, sustain and maintain family care arrangements for children and young people in the care of the CEO.

*Please note consultation for the Intensive and Secondary Family Support Services, Earlier Intervention and Family Support Strategy, will also be a part of the following workshops.

KUNUNURRA
GERALDTON
PORT HEDLAND
BROOME
KALGOORLIE
ALBANY
PERTH METRO

Family Care Connections

Identify, support and sustain family care networks for Aboriginal children and young people in care.

*Workshops to be advertised shortly.

Group Living Transitional Support

Provide accommodation and support to young people leaving care and provide a pathway to stable community housing.

*Workshops to be advertised shortly.

Transition to Adulthood Support

Outreach community based support for young people transitioning out of care.

*Workshops to be advertised shortly.

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