FUNDING TO BOOST PARENTING SKILLS TO HELP PROTECT LOGAN AND BRISBANE WEST CHILDREN
Published Friday, 26 January, 2007 at 03:00 PM
Minister for Child Safety
The Honourable Desley Boyle
Logan and Brisbane West parents who are struggling to provide a safe home for their children will receive special help to boost their parenting skills.
The Queensland Government has approved funding of $1.92 million over three years to assist parents in the Child Safety Department’s Logan and Brisbane West zone.
Child Safety Minister Desley Boyle said that with the pressures of modern life it’s understandable that families can get stressed.
“Previous generations had extended family networks to help out. But now many families are disjointed with no relations nearby to fall back on for support. There’s shift work, single parents or young parents who, through no fault of their own, just don’t know how to do the job.
“In these situations children often bear the brunt of the frustrations parents feel.
“The funding will provide practical, commonsense assistance to parents by helping them develop the sorts of skills that relieve stress, family conflict and anxiety.
“Everything from how to meet the needs of their children, how to keep to a budget, how to prepare healthy meals, how to establish routines in the home (house regularly cleaned, meals served at regular times, chores for children, time set aside for homework) and even how to manage anger.
“We’ll be helping the full range of families who come into contact with the Child Safety Department.
“In some cases we’ve removed a child, in other cases the child is still at home but the parents have acknowledged they need a hand.
“This sort of practical help can get parents back on track. Once they demonstrate they can provide a safe, loving home for their children our job is done.
“But I stress parents must take advantage of this assistance.
“Only when parents face up to their responsibilities will our children be truly protected. After all, our children only get one chance at childhood,” Ms Boyle said.
The Child Safety Department is seeking organisations in the Logan and Brisbane West area to provide these family intervention services.
Family intervention services could also help parents to arrange specialist medical appointments, disability assistance, drug and alcohol or domestic violence counselling and link families to other community support services.
The Logan and Brisbane West funding is part of $9.36 million allocated to help families throughout Queensland.
Family intervention services will operate in direct response to referrals from child safety service centre staff throughout the state.
Organisations have until 12 March 2007 to submit a funding application.
A funding information paper, funding submission form and other related documentation is available on the Department of Child Safety web site at www.childsafety.qld.gov.au/partnerships/funding/rounds/2007fis/index.html or from the department’s zonal office in the area in which the service is proposed to be delivered.
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Media contact: 3224 7477
26 January 2006
The Queensland Government has approved funding of $1.92 million over three years to assist parents in the Child Safety Department’s Logan and Brisbane West zone.
Child Safety Minister Desley Boyle said that with the pressures of modern life it’s understandable that families can get stressed.
“Previous generations had extended family networks to help out. But now many families are disjointed with no relations nearby to fall back on for support. There’s shift work, single parents or young parents who, through no fault of their own, just don’t know how to do the job.
“In these situations children often bear the brunt of the frustrations parents feel.
“The funding will provide practical, commonsense assistance to parents by helping them develop the sorts of skills that relieve stress, family conflict and anxiety.
“Everything from how to meet the needs of their children, how to keep to a budget, how to prepare healthy meals, how to establish routines in the home (house regularly cleaned, meals served at regular times, chores for children, time set aside for homework) and even how to manage anger.
“We’ll be helping the full range of families who come into contact with the Child Safety Department.
“In some cases we’ve removed a child, in other cases the child is still at home but the parents have acknowledged they need a hand.
“This sort of practical help can get parents back on track. Once they demonstrate they can provide a safe, loving home for their children our job is done.
“But I stress parents must take advantage of this assistance.
“Only when parents face up to their responsibilities will our children be truly protected. After all, our children only get one chance at childhood,” Ms Boyle said.
The Child Safety Department is seeking organisations in the Logan and Brisbane West area to provide these family intervention services.
Family intervention services could also help parents to arrange specialist medical appointments, disability assistance, drug and alcohol or domestic violence counselling and link families to other community support services.
The Logan and Brisbane West funding is part of $9.36 million allocated to help families throughout Queensland.
Family intervention services will operate in direct response to referrals from child safety service centre staff throughout the state.
Organisations have until 12 March 2007 to submit a funding application.
A funding information paper, funding submission form and other related documentation is available on the Department of Child Safety web site at www.childsafety.qld.gov.au/partnerships/funding/rounds/2007fis/index.html or from the department’s zonal office in the area in which the service is proposed to be delivered.
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Media contact: 3224 7477
26 January 2006