A WA parliamentary question reveals the state government provided no direct funding to Kids Helpline in 2000, despite awareness of resource limitations and unanswered calls. Future funding was under consideration following a national conference.

AnsweredQoN 268Legislative Assembly
Asked
9 August 2000
Member
Portfolio
Family and Children's Services

QuestionView source ↗

I refer to the Kids Helpline and ask - (a) what State Government assistance is provided to this service; (b) are you aware that a number of calls are unanswered due to lack of resources at Kids Helpline; and (c) are there any plans to allocate or increase the amount of funding made available to Kids Helpline in the next financial year? Answered on 19 September 2000 The Minister

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
19 September 2000
Response time
41 days
(a) Nil. (b) Yes. (c) There was some discussion on the Kids Help Line at the Community Services Ministers Conference on 26 July 2000. Ministers noted the work undertaken by the Kids Help Line and each jurisdiction agreed to give consideration to supporting this valuable services. At this stage the Kids Help Line has not approached the State Government for funding.
(b) are you aware that a number of calls are unanswered due to lack of resources at Kids Helpline; and (c) are there any plans to allocate or increase the amount of funding made available to Kids Helpline in the next financial year?
(c) are there any plans to allocate or increase the amount of funding made available to Kids Helpline in the next financial year?

Explore WA Government Data

Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.

Explore more