Child First: Delivering for Victorian Families
Source: Victoria. Minister for Community Services. Media Release
"Vulnerable families across Victoria now have even greater access to supports, Minister for Community Services Lisa Neville announced. Ms Neville joined representatives of MacKillop Family Services and senior Department of Human Services staff in Footscray to announce the successful rollout of Stage 2 of the Child Family Information, Referral and Support Team (Child FIRST) teams.“It can sometimes be challenging for families to find the services they need and even professionals, such as teachers and health workers or police and families may not know what support services are available locally,” Ms Neville said“Child FIRST means vulnerable families have earlier, more intensive support to address their problems before they escalate and require child protection involvement." The Child FIRST referral service is part of a $53.5 million Brumby Government commitment to improve family services over 2007-2008, part of our commitment to invest in the services that matter to Victorian families."