DHF Annual Report 2009 - NT Health Digital Library - Northern ...
DHF Annual Report 2009 - NT Health Digital Library - Northern ... DHF Annual Report 2009 - NT Health Digital Library - Northern ...
Out of Home Care ServicesThe service system that provides for the care, support and treatment of children and youngpeople in the care of the Chief Executive works to provide stability and positive futures forchildren assessed as unable to remain safely in their ususal family home.2008-09Actual2009-10Budget2009-10RevisedBudget2009-10ActualOutputOutputcost($’000) 27 975 29 807 34 007 34 791Performance Measure2008-09Actual2009-10Estimate2009-10Actual2010-11EstimateQuantityChildren in substitute care during the year 1 862 1 150 955 1 200Days of care 2 201 532 226 000 230 383 236 000New clients entering substitute care 344 400 396 440QualityChildren on a care and protection orderleaving care after less than 12 months, whohad one or two placements. 3 86% 80% 90% 80%1 Number of children who were in out of home care at any time during the financial year where theChief Executive has some form of legal responsibility for the child’s care. This includes temporaryCustody Agreements, Holding Orders, Transfer of Orders from Interstate (finalised or pending),Immigration Act Orders (Adoption or Unattached Minor), Family Matters Court Orders (includingAdjournment of Proceedings, Interim Orders, Direction to Parents, Direction to Residency, JointGuardianship and Sole guardianship), Family Law Court Orders, Supreme Court Orders and local2 di t t d tiTotal number of days that care is provided to children in substitute care.3 This figure counts Cases not children. If a child had more than one case of Service Type“Substitute care and Guardianship” of Service Sub Type “Substitute Care General” then he/she willbe counted once for every case.Key Achievementswith children in care who have experienced trauma from abuse and neglect. There havebeen 70 referrals to Therapeutic Services in Darwin since operations commenced, with 24clients currently accessing the service.$6 million was allocated to increase foster care allowances to help retain foster and familycarers, and purchase items for children and young people in out of home care. This yearsaw an increase of 61 foster carers for the Top End. Fifty-four potential carers were engagedin foster care training and 29 completed the training.There were four successful Intercountry adoptions and one local adoption and 10 trainingsessions provided.Across Alice Springs and Tennant Creek an additional 40 foster carers were approved.Thirty foster carers attended core training sessions which included ‘Our Carers Our Kids’training and additional training in relation to the Care and Protection of Children Act.104Department Health and Families
Youth ServicesThe Northern Territory Government’s Youth Justice Strategy, announced in 2008, aims tohelp both young people and their families address any youth behavioural issues that maycontribute to anti-social or criminal activities in the community.The Youth Justice Strategy includes: The administration of the Family Responsibility Program (FRP), including FamilyResponsibility Agreements and Family Responsibility Orders through amendments tothe Youth Justice Ac The operation of Family Support Centres in Darwin and Alice Springs to coordinate the The coordination and administration of Inter-agency Collaboration Panels, consisting ofAlice Springs as a cross-agency referral, information sharing and service coordination The operation of the Youth Justice Advisory Committee. priorities for young people aged 12 to 25 years.OYA supports initiatives that improve young Territorians’ personal wellbeing, promotes theirpositive achievements and assists them to reach their goals. Major activities of OYA includethe Youth Minister’s Round Table of Young Territorians (Round Table), Youth RegionalConsultations, National Youth Week celebrations, administration of the Youth EngagementGrants Program, sponsorship of Awards, co-ordination, monitoring and review of theNorthern Territory Government’s Youth Policy Framework and youth research.2008-09Actual2009-10Budget2009-10RevisedBudget2009-10ActualOutputOutputcost($’000) 11 889 15 426 14 591 14 130Performance MeasureQuantityGrants issued for youth advancementactivitiesQualityClient satisfaction with youthadvancement activities2008-09Actual2009-10Estimate2009-10Actual2010-11Estimate89 100 101 10085% > 90% > 95% > 90%Department Health and Families 105
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Out of Home Care ServicesThe service system that provides for the care, support and treatment of children and youngpeople in the care of the Chief Executive works to provide stability and positive futures forchildren assessed as unable to remain safely in their ususal family home.2008-09Actual<strong>2009</strong>-10Budget<strong>2009</strong>-10RevisedBudget<strong>2009</strong>-10ActualOutputOutputcost($’000) 27 975 29 807 34 007 34 791Performance Measure2008-09Actual<strong>2009</strong>-10Estimate<strong>2009</strong>-10Actual2010-11EstimateQuantityChildren in substitute care during the year 1 862 1 150 955 1 200Days of care 2 201 532 226 000 230 383 236 000New clients entering substitute care 344 400 396 440QualityChildren on a care and protection orderleaving care after less than 12 months, whohad one or two placements. 3 86% 80% 90% 80%1 Number of children who were in out of home care at any time during the financial year where theChief Executive has some form of legal responsibility for the child’s care. This includes temporaryCustody Agreements, Holding Orders, Transfer of Orders from Interstate (finalised or pending),Immigration Act Orders (Adoption or Unattached Minor), Family Matters Court Orders (includingAdjournment of Proceedings, Interim Orders, Direction to Parents, Direction to Residency, JointGuardianship and Sole guardianship), Family Law Court Orders, Supreme Court Orders and local2 di t t d tiTotal number of days that care is provided to children in substitute care.3 This figure counts Cases not children. If a child had more than one case of Service Type“Substitute care and Guardianship” of Service Sub Type “Substitute Care General” then he/she willbe counted once for every case.Key Achievementswith children in care who have experienced trauma from abuse and neglect. There havebeen 70 referrals to Therapeutic Services in Darwin since operations commenced, with 24clients currently accessing the service.$6 million was allocated to increase foster care allowances to help retain foster and familycarers, and purchase items for children and young people in out of home care. This yearsaw an increase of 61 foster carers for the Top End. Fifty-four potential carers were engagedin foster care training and 29 completed the training.There were four successful Intercountry adoptions and one local adoption and 10 trainingsessions provided.Across Alice Springs and Tennant Creek an additional 40 foster carers were approved.Thirty foster carers attended core training sessions which included ‘Our Carers Our Kids’training and additional training in relation to the Care and Protection of Children Act.104Department <strong>Health</strong> and Families
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