Family support services are increasingly recognised as playing a critical role in assisting families and minimising or complementing statutory child protection intervention. Vulnerable and at-risk families are strengthened when they are identified early and are provided with appropriate services and supports to meet their needs.
These services work intensively with families to help create a safe home environment for their children, to avoid the need for out-of-home care, and to help reunite families after a child has been removed.
Note: the number of children who commence intensive family support services is only an approximate indication of the support families are receiving to allow children to live safely at home.
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