The development of a responsive and coordinated Family Services system is the cornerstone of the reform agenda to the way in which services are provided to vulnerable and at risk children and young people in Tasmania. The Family Services strategic framework introduces earlier support for children and families through service delivery networks established in four areas throughout Tasmania. These child and family service networks will establish community intake points to provide a point of entry for children and families to a range of services including early years and Family Services. An enhanced Family Services system will result in reduced numbers of children and young people being notified to Child Protection.
The Family Services strategic framework is characterised by the following:
- a focus on early intervention and prevention strategies;
- creating capacity within the service system to respond to those children and families where vulnerability and risk factors are present; and
- the use of coordinated planning processes to support interventions and integrated responses.