❓ Question on Notice regarding the effectiveness and cultural responsiveness of the Department of Communities' Intensive Family Support Service, specifically focusing on outcomes for Aboriginal families.
AnsweredQoN 1358Legislative Council
Asked
30 March 2023
Member
Portfolio
Early Childhood Education; Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Department of Communities Building Safe and Strong Families, "Earlier Intervention and Family Support Strategy", and I ask: (a) how many children who received an Intensive Family Support Service delivered by a community service organisation entered the care
of the CEO within 12 months of completion of that service; (b) how many families who received an Intensive Family Support Service delivered by a community service organisation were referred
back to the service within 12 months of completion of that service; (c) what percentage of families who received an Intensive Family Support Service from a community service organisation were Aboriginal; and (d) what percentage of those families received an Intensive Family Support Service delivered by an Aboriginal staff member?
of the CEO within 12 months of completion of that service; (b) how many families who received an Intensive Family Support Service delivered by a community service organisation were referred
back to the service within 12 months of completion of that service; (c) what percentage of families who received an Intensive Family Support Service from a community service organisation were Aboriginal; and (d) what percentage of those families received an Intensive Family Support Service delivered by an Aboriginal staff member?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
9 May 2023
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Early Childhood Education; Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Response time
1 days
The Department of Communities advise:
(a) 118 (17.1 percent)
(b) 9 (3.23 percent)
(c) 101 (36.2 percent)
(d) The cultural identity of individual staff working with each family is not reported by providers or captured by the Department of Communities. The program service provider is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation or partners with an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation
Note:
Counting Rule: If one child in a family group identifies as Aboriginal, the family is considered to be Aboriginal.
(a) 118 (17.1 percent)
(b) 9 (3.23 percent)
(c) 101 (36.2 percent)
(d) The cultural identity of individual staff working with each family is not reported by providers or captured by the Department of Communities. The program service provider is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation or partners with an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation
Note:
Counting Rule: If one child in a family group identifies as Aboriginal, the family is considered to be Aboriginal.
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