THE ROLE
The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing established a new service model to support children engaging in high harm behaviours with complex needs who are at risk of future engagement with the justice system. The service provides an intensive and coordinated response to these children and families targeted to addressing the underlying drivers of high harm behaviours including:
* Intensive family services delivered through Restoring Families to work with the whole family
* Statewide specialist forensic mental health and forensic disability services, and
* Behaviour change support that works directly with the child
Identification and referral of eligible children and families will occur through multi-agency referral and planning at an area level. Four MARP Coordinators (one per DFFH division) will work with key organisations and agencies in each area to share information, identify at risk children and connect children and families to support services. The...