❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of young parents in the care of the CEO and the support provided to them. The response provides data on their living arrangements and available services.
AnsweredQoN 1105Legislative Council
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I refer to the National Children’s Commissioner’s Children’s
Rights Report 2017 , and specifically to Recommendation 16 regarding the
collection of data on young people receiving child protection and care services
who have children, and I ask: (a) how many young people in the care of the CEO are parents; (b) how many children of young people in the care of the CEO are themselves in the care of the CEO; (c) how many of the young parents from (a) are: (i) in foster care; and (ii) in a foster care arrangement that includes both the young parent and their child/children; (d) of the young parents from (a), who are not in foster care, please advise: (i) the type of care arrangement each young parent is in; and (ii) whether their child/children is in the same care arrangement; (e) does the department deliver any targeted interventions to support young parents in the care of the CEO; (f) if yes to (e), please provide information about any specific interventions provided; and (g) if no to (f), why not?
Rights Report 2017 , and specifically to Recommendation 16 regarding the
collection of data on young people receiving child protection and care services
who have children, and I ask: (a) how many young people in the care of the CEO are parents; (b) how many children of young people in the care of the CEO are themselves in the care of the CEO; (c) how many of the young parents from (a) are: (i) in foster care; and (ii) in a foster care arrangement that includes both the young parent and their child/children; (d) of the young parents from (a), who are not in foster care, please advise: (i) the type of care arrangement each young parent is in; and (ii) whether their child/children is in the same care arrangement; (e) does the department deliver any targeted interventions to support young parents in the care of the CEO; (f) if yes to (e), please provide information about any specific interventions provided; and (g) if no to (f), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 June 2018
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection
Response time
9 days
(a) As at 12 April 2018, 15 young people in care are parents.
(b) As at 12 April 2018, four children of young people in the care of the CEO are themselves in the care of the CEO.
(c)
(i) One young person is currently placed with a family carer.
(ii) There are no placements which include both the young parent and their child.
(d) The young parents are living in the following care arrangements:
(i) One in detention
Five in independent living
Three with a parent or guardian
One in residential care
Four in self-selected placements
(ii)There are no children living in the same care arrangement.
(e) Yes
(f) The following targeted services are available to young vulnerable parents, including parents in the care of the CEO:
The Best Beginnings Plus service is delivered as part of Intensive Family Support teams. The service is an earlier intervention, intensive home visiting program that works alongside families with unborn babies or infants at risk of neglect and/or abuse. Priority access to the service is provided for children in the care of the CEO who are parents or expectant parents where there has been an assessment which indicates harm or risk of harm to the child.
(b) As at 12 April 2018, four children of young people in the care of the CEO are themselves in the care of the CEO.
(c)
(i) One young person is currently placed with a family carer.
(ii) There are no placements which include both the young parent and their child.
(d) The young parents are living in the following care arrangements:
(i) One in detention
Five in independent living
Three with a parent or guardian
One in residential care
Four in self-selected placements
(ii)There are no children living in the same care arrangement.
(e) Yes
(f) The following targeted services are available to young vulnerable parents, including parents in the care of the CEO:
The Best Beginnings Plus service is delivered as part of Intensive Family Support teams. The service is an earlier intervention, intensive home visiting program that works alongside families with unborn babies or infants at risk of neglect and/or abuse. Priority access to the service is provided for children in the care of the CEO who are parents or expectant parents where there has been an assessment which indicates harm or risk of harm to the child.
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