Child & Family
We understand that you want your family to be safe and healthy. We're here to help.
About Our Child and Family Services
The St Vincent de Paul Society QLD is a trusted place for families to turn to for help in times of need.
At St Vincent de Paul QLD, we provide several funded programs for children and families and offer in-home family support, centre-based counselling, and crisis support. Once referred to our Child and Family services, we are here to help you through the challenges of parenting and support your family to feel healthy and safe.
Some of our services accept self-referrals, while others can only receive referrals from the Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services. Please choose from our services below to find out more.
We offer families practical assistance and counselling if you are in need, or if you feel a child is at risk. We can help you build protection for the child and make sure they are in the right environment to thrive and live safely at home.
We want to ensure you get the right help. If you're ready to get assistance, read below for eligibility and next steps.
Our Child & Family Services
Family Intervention Service
Our Family Intervention Service is a primary intervention service that works with families whom are referred to us from Child Safety Services.
Integrated Family Support Service
We help children who are experiencing significant difficulties and hardship.
Counselling Services
We support children, young people, and their carers to manage life’s challenges.
Family Back on Track Supported Housing Integrated Program
Our Family Back on Track program offers supported, transitional accommodation for families with children who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness.
About Our Family Intervention Service
By working together, we ensure we can provide the appropriate level of support to families, understanding that each family is different.
Our Family Intervention Service is a tertiary intervention service that works with families whom are referred to us from Child Safety Services. We work with both the family and the Department using a home-based intervention model that addresses any safety concerns.
Our qualified team work with families over 12 months and offer practical assistance and counselling. We provide advocacy support and can connect you with your community to improve your child and family’s wellbeing.
Locations: We operate this service in Bundaberg, Maryborough, Sunshine Coast/Gympie, Brisbane South, Gold Coast/Beenleigh, Ipswich, and Toowoomba.
We want to ensure you get the right help. If you're ready to get assistance, read below for eligibility and next steps.
Are You Eligible?
Eligibility for Family Intervention Service is determined by Child Safety Services, as it is a service available to support clients of Child Safety Service Centres (CSSC).
FIS is a statutory service which means we cannot accept self-referrals for this service.
How To Get Help
FIS is a statutory service which means we cannot accept self-referrals for this service. Please contact Child Safety Services for more information.
“Working with St Vincent de Paul was brilliant. Throughout the process June became part of the family and the kids absolutely loved her. We found our experience to be very positive.”
About Our Integrated Family Support Service
The St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland is always there for families in need, and always will be.
Our Integrated Family Support Service is a secondary intervention service for families with children who live in the Greater Toowoomba area, attend Goodna State School or attend Goodna Special School.
We help children who are experiencing significant difficulties and hardship and work closely with the child’s local school, health, community, and government organisations to give them the best possible outcomes.
There is no cost for our Integrated Family Support services.
Locations:
We operate this service in Goodna and Greater Toowoomba. To learn more about our Goodna Integrated Family Support Service head here or for our Toowoomba Integrated Family Support Service head here.
We want to ensure you get the right help. If you're ready to get assistance, read below for eligibility and next steps.
Are You Eligible?
To be eligible:
- Children must be living in one of the service locations,
- Parents/carers of Children must not be subject to any order from Child Safety Services.
How To Get Help
If you meet the eligibility criteria, simply complete the referral form and send it to us at GIFSrefs@svdpqld.org.au.
“My experience with St Vincent de Paul was very positive; they were very helpful and gave me a lot of encouragement.”
About Our Free Family Counselling and Free Child Counselling Services
Through times of uncertainty and trouble the St Vincent de Paul Society will always be just a call away.
Our counselling services are free and available to families and children living in Logan and on the Gold Coast. We support children, young people, and their carers to manage life’s challenges.
All our counsellors are experienced in trauma-aware counselling and offer support for attachment/parenting techniques, bullying, domestic and family violence, grief, and trauma. We use a range of positive therapies including Art-Based Therapy, Play Therapy, and Theraplay.
This service is funded by the Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services.
Locations: We operate this service in the Greater South East region from Logan City Council down to the border of Gold Coast/NSW, and the Greater Logan region.
We want to ensure you get the right help. If you're ready to get assistance, read below for eligibility and next steps.
Are You Eligible?
To be eligible, you must:
- be working towards reunification, or
- have care arrangements with the children involved.
How To Get Help
If you meet the eligibility criteria, simply contact us via 1800 846 643.
“The whole experience also left me feeling more empowered and more in control of my situation. This increased control also gave me more confidence in making decisions.”
About Our Family Back on Track Supported Housing Integrated Program
The St Vincent de Paul Society QLD team is working together to strengthen communities and families.
Our Family Back on Track program offers supported, transitional accommodation for families with children who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. We have 28 units on the Gold Coast that provide independent, furnished, and affordable accommodation.
As a tenant, you can stay up to a maximum of 12 months and will receive support and group education from our family support workers along the way.
Locations: We operate this service in Arundel, Gold Coast.
We want to ensure you get the right help. If you're ready to get assistance, read below for eligibility and next steps.
Are You Eligible?
To be eligible for Family Back on Track, you must:
- have custody of a child (aged 0-17),
- not be currently under any active investigation, order, or parenting agreement with the Department
- be at risk of homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness
- reside in the local government area of Gold Coast
Eligibility to get into the Arundel complex differs, with eligibility details to be found here.
How To Get Help
Anyone who is eligible can be referred to this service. For more information and to refer, please contact us at fbot.ref@svdpqld.org.au, or contact your Gold Coast Housing Officer.
To learn more about our Child and Family Services, please download this brochure here.
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