Page 5368 - Week 17 - Thursday, 13 December 1990
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6 WITHIN THIS POLICY CONTEXT, A MUCH BROADER RANGE OF SERVICES ARE 117 THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTATION SO THAT SERVICES REQUIRED BY CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN BE MATCHED WITH THEIR ASSESSED NEEDS.
ALREADY, THE NON-GOVERNMENT SECTOR HAS ESTABLISHED FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS WHICH WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR FAI 171ES IN CARRYING OUT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES.
IF THIS TYPE OF ASSISTANCE IS NOT POSSIBLE OR DESIRABLE, THE E14PHASIS WILL BE ON PROMPT DECISION MAKING AND ON GETTING A CHILD INTO A STABLE PLACEMENT WHICH OFFERS NOT ONLY THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF INTRUSION NECESSARY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE CHILD BUT AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE MOST LIKELIHOOD OF STABILITY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A FAMILY ENVIRONMENT.
IT IS MY HOPE THAT BY EMPHASISING THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY SUPPORT OR PREVENTATIVE SERVICES, MANY CHILDREN WILL; NEVER HAVE TO ENTER CARE BUT, IF THEY DO, THAT CARE WILL BE THE CLOSEST ALTERNATIVE TO FAMILY LIFE POSSIBLE.
OVER THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS MY DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH THE NON-GOVERNMENT SECTOR IN RE-STRUCTURING THEIR EXISTING SERVICES TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THESE NEW POLICY DIRECTIONS IN FAMILY SUPPORT AND FAMILY-TYPE CARE.
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