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released: 27 Apr 2001

Describes family support services funded or delivered by the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments, outlines the various philosophies and approaches to family support and gives a broad description of the current or planned data collections in this area.Family Support Services in Australia 2000 provides very useful information about an important area of community services and will be of particular interest to those seeking information in the areas of early intervention and crisis prevention services.

ISBN 978 1 74024 101 4; Cat. no. CFS 4; 104pp.; OUT OF PRINT

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Family support services in Australia 2000: a project sponsored by the Community Services Ministers' Advisory Council (CSMAC)

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material (60KPDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgements
    • Executive summary (45KPDF)
  • Sections
    1. Introduction (46KPDF)
    2. Scope of family support services (70KPDF)
      • How the scope was defined
      • The 'continuum of care'
    3. Approach to family support services (30KPDF)
      • Planning
      • Funding
    4. Family support services in Australia (86KPDF)
      • 'In scope' family support services
      • 'Borderline' family support services
    5. Current data collections relating to family support services (72KPDF)
      • Existing data collections
      • Planned data collections
    6. Conclusion (21KPDF)
  • End matter
    • Appendix 1: New South Wales Department of Community Services (60KPDF)
      • Approach to family support services
      • Services provided or funded
      • Service delivery mechanisms
      • Data collection
      • Developments and initiatives
    • Appendix 2: Victorian Department of Human Services (60KPDF)
      • Approach to family support services
      • Services provided or funded
      • Service delivery mechanisms
      • Data collection
      • Developments and initiatives
    • Appendix 3: Families, Youth and Community Care Queensland (50KPDF)
      • Approach to family support services
      • Services provided or funded
      • Service delivery mechanisms
      • Data collection
      • Developments and initiatives
    • Appendix 4: Western Australian Department of Family and Children's Services (67KPDF)
      • Approach to family support services
      • Services provided or funded
      • Service delivery mechanisms
      • Data collection
      • Developments and initiatives
    • Appendix 5: South Australian Department of Human Services (39KPDF)
      • Approach to family support services
      • Services provided or funded
      • Service delivery mechanisms
      • Data collection
      • Developments and initiatives
    • Appendix 6: Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services (55KPDF)
      • Approach to family support services
      • Services provided or funded
      • Service delivery mechanisms
      • Data collection
      • Developments and initiatives
    • Appendix 7: Australian Capital Territory Department of Education and Community Services (54KPDF)
      • Approach to family support services
      • Services provided or funded
      • Service delivery mechanisms
      • Data collection
      • Developments and initiatives
    • Appendix 8: Northern Territory Health Services (52KPDF)
      • Approach to family support services
      • Services provided or funded
      • Service delivery mechanisms
      • Data collection
      • Developments and initiatives
    • Appendix 9: Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services (47KPDF)
      • Approach to family support services
      • Services provided or funded
      • Service delivery mechanisms
      • Data collection
      • Developments and initiatives

Recommended citation

AIHW 2001. Family support services in Australia 2000: a project sponsored by the Community Services Ministers' Advisory Council (CSMAC). Cat. no. CFS 4. Canberra: AIHW.