Child & Family Wellbeing Service (CFWS)
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Mental Health prevention and early intervention for children, young people and their families program.
Location: Palmerston, Litchfield, Katherine and Gunbalanya
Region:
Darwin / Palmerston
Katherine
Remote Top End
Organisation:
TeamHEALTH
Email:
Phone:
(08) 8943 9600
Hours of Operation:
Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Service Categories:
Family Services
Mental Health Services
Youth Services
Fees:
Nil
Disability Access:
Yes
Eligibility Criteria:
a child or young person up to and including 18 years of age;
• the child is affected by or showing early signs of mental illness.
• accompanied by a family member or significant adult willing to engage and
work with the service or be a young person who has the consent of a parent or other responsible adult to participate in the service.
• Address must be in catchment area – Palmerston/Litchfield, Katherine or
Gunbalanya - okay if this is temporary address (i.e. in hospital, women’s shelter etc). Can accept 10% outside of catchment.
• Children do not need a diagnosis.
• Children can’t be in care of Territory Families/child protection system
(as distinct from in contact with) or be restricted by their location such as in Youth Detention.
Assessment Procedure:
Referrals are accepted from any source including self-referrals; must
have consent for referral. Children 16+ need to co-sign the referral.
• Referral is screened.
• Contact made with referrer & participant’s caregiver.
• Discussion about CFWS program with caregiver to gain basic understanding
of supports required. During this contact, the face-to-face appointment will be booked to meet the caregiver and child.
• During face to face meeting required consents and CFWS Strengths and
Needs Intake Assessment are completed (Common Approach)
• During assessment we also look at whether the primary caregivers requires
their own individual supports and where eligible would refer to adult supports.