Hon Nick Goiran questions the Minister for Child Protection regarding the Caring Dads program in the Peel region, specifically how fathers alleged to have abused or neglected their children will access the program and how its outcomes will be measured. The Minister provides brief answers regarding referral pathways, reporting, and the grant agreement.

AnsweredQoN 818Legislative Council
Asked
14 October 2021
Portfolio
Child Protection

QuestionView source ↗

CARING DADS PROGRAM — PEEL REGION
818. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the minister representing the
Minister for Child Protection:
I
refer to the explanation during Legislative Assembly Estimates Committee B on
21 September 2021 that an election commitment of $110 000 was allocated to
Stronger Families to deliver the Caring Dads program in the Peel region.
(1) How will
fathers who are alleged to have abused or neglected their children or exposed
them to the abuse of their mothers access this program?
(2) How will the outcomes of this
trial be measured?
(3) Will the minister table the
agreement made by Stronger Families?

AnswerView source ↗

On behalf of the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Child Protection, who is away from the
house on urgent parliamentary business, I provide the following answer.
(1) By referral
from a state government agency or a community sector organisation.
(2) Stronger Families will provide two six-monthly
reports to the Department of Communities to assess the outcomes.
(3) The
Department of Communities has a grant agreement with Stronger Families based on
the state government's standard template, which is publicly available.

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