facilitate engagement between the referrer Service and Mercy Community) and the support service to ensure a smooth Browns Plains/Beaudesert (service process. provided by Mercy Community) Cairns (service provided by Act for Active engagement and referral to Kids, Community Services Tablelands, Community Support Centre Innisfail intensive family support services and Warringu Aboriginal and Torres Where families have multiple or complex Strait Islander Corporation) needs, Family and Child Connect engages Gold Coast (service provided by Act for them in a more detailed needs assessment, Kids) and seeks their consent to be referred to an Ipswich (service provided by intensive family support service. Kummara Association) Logan (service provided by Report to Child Safety The Benevolent Society) If Family and Child Connect receives Mackay (service provided by Act for information to suggest that a child may be in Kids, C&K and Girudala Community need of protection, a report will be made to Co-operative Society) Child Safety. Maryborough/Bundaberg (service provided by Churches of Christ Care) The Principal Child Protection Practitioner Moreton Bay (service provided by based at Family and Child Connect can assist Mercy Community) to identify concerns which should be reported Rockhampton/Gladstone/Emerald to Child Safety, and facilitate this reporting (service provided by UnitingCare process. Community) Burnett (service provided by South Local level alliance Burnett CTC) Sunshine Coast including Gympie Family and Child Connect supports local level (service provided by Act for Kids) alliances of government and non-government Toowoomba with a satellite service services within the community to ensure in Roma (service provided by Mercy vulnerable children and families receive the Community / Lifeline Darling Downs) right mix of services at the right time. Townsville (service provided by Community) Family and Child Connect Cape York/Torres Strait (13FAMILY service locations covered by Cairns) Isa/Gulf (service provided by There are 17 Family and Child Connect Save the Children). services across Queensland. Family and Child Connect operate in the following catchments: Beenleigh/Bayside (service provided by The Benevolent Society) Further information Brisbane North, South and South-West (service provided by Kurbingui Youth For more information about Family and Development, Aboriginal and Torres Child Connect, email the Department of Strait Islander Community Health Child Safety, Youth and Women at
facilitate engagement between the referrer and the support service to ensure a smooth process. Active engagement and referral to intensive family support services Where families have multiple or complex needs, Family and Child Connect engages them in a more detailed needs assessment, and seeks their consent to be referred to an intensive family support service. Report to Child Safety If Family and Child Connect receives information to suggest that a child may be in need of protection, a report will be made to Child Safety. The Principal Child Protection Practitioner based at Family and Child Connect can assist to identify concerns which should be reported to Child Safety, and facilitate this reporting process. Local level alliance Family and Child Connect supports local level alliances of government and non-government services within the community to ensure vulnerable children and families receive the right mix of services at the right time. Family and Child Connect service locations There are 17 Family and Child Connect services across Queensland. Family and Child Connect operate in the following catchments: Beenleigh/Bayside (service provided by The Benevolent Society) Brisbane North, South and South-West (service provided by Kurbingui Youth Development, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service and Mercy Community) Browns Plains/Beaudesert (service provided by Mercy Community) Cairns (service provided by Act for Kids, Community Services Tablelands, Community Support Centre Innisfail and Warringu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation) Gold Coast (service provided by Act for Kids) Ipswich (service provided by Kummara Association) Logan (service provided by The Benevolent Society) Mackay (service provided by Act for Kids, C&K and Girudala Community Co-operative Society) Maryborough/Bundaberg (service provided by Churches of Christ Care) Moreton Bay (service provided by Mercy Community) Rockhampton/Gladstone/Emerald (service provided by UnitingCare Community) Burnett (service provided by South Burnett CTC) Sunshine Coast including Gympie (service provided by Act for Kids) Toowoomba with a satellite service in Roma (service provided by Mercy Community / Lifeline Darling Downs) Townsville (service provided by Community) Cape York/Torres Strait (13FAMILY covered by Cairns) Isa/Gulf (service provided by Save the Children). Further information For more information about Family and Child Connect, email the Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women at
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