About the Program

We deliver trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and child focused interventions to families with children. We support families with an intensive six month, in-home and community-based support to address child safety concerns, to ensure children and families are strong and connected and remain out of the child protection system.

Our team provides collaborative case management using a multi-disciplinary support approach. We hear the lived experience of families and involve them in all aspects of planning and goal setting. We privilege the voice of Aboriginal families and work to empower self-determination and promote the importance of culture.

Our team aims to keep children safe within their family by:

• partnering with families;
• assessing risk and protective capacities;
• establishing safety;
• increasing parenting capacity;
• strengthening family functioning; and
• strengthening family connections to culture, and information and community supports.

We are funded by Department for Human Services.

Eligibility

We support families with children aged from pre-birth to 18 years.  We have priority service provision to young parents (aged under 25), adolescents with complex trauma histories, Aboriginal families and families who have infants at high risk.

Referrals

Referral pathways to the Program is through the Child and Family Support System (CFSS)Pathways Service from services:

• Department for Child Protection (DCP)
• Department for Education (DE)
• Health Partners
• Multi Agency Protection Services (MAPS)
• Child and Family Safety Network (CFSN)

While referrals are not made directly to the program, enquiries about the program can be made by contacting the Program Lead on 1800 759 865.

Locations

We have offices based in Port Lincoln, Whyalla and Ceduna however the support can be offered to communities in the Eyre and Western region outside of these locations.