Delivered Intensive Family Services in Northern and Western Adelaide

About

Department of Human Services (DHS) awarded a contract to Relationships Australia South Australia Limited for the delivery of Intensive Family Services (IFS) within the Child and Family Support System (CFSS).

The contract funded IFS to provide high-intensity case management and practical support to children (pre-birth to 17 years 11 months) and their families who were at high risk of deepening contact with statutory child protection and where there were high to very high child safety concerns.

The service identified the child/children as the primary client(s), worked holistically with family members where safe and appropriate, and aimed to increase child safety and wellbeing by addressing child safety concerns, and improving parenting capacity and family functioning.

The service operated across Northern Adelaide and Western Adelaide and aligned with CFSS priority population groups, including young parents (mothers under 23 years and fathers under 25 years), families of infants at high risk in their first 1000 days, Aboriginal families with multiple and complex needs, and young people experiencing vulnerability and at risk of future child protection involvement.

The CFSS was described as a combined system of non-statutory services and supports delivered by government, non-government organisations and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, and this contract operated within that system.