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The Community Services Directorate facilitates the dissemination of the ParentLink suite of resources, which comprises over 70 parenting guides (parenting fact sheets) across topics such as childhood development, raising toddlers, issues relating to young people and family issues.
ParentLink is delivered under a licensing agreement with the South Australian Government. ParentLink parenting guides are available in printed form and online. They can be accessed via the ParentLink website at www.ParentLink.act.gov.
ParentLink is aware of the importance of the early years and maintains a presence of printed material in early childhood education and care centres, schools, Child and Family Centres and Health Clinics. There are sites for ParentLink printed material across the Territory, in both government and non-government organisations.
ParentLink has had great success in reaching Canberran parents. In 2016-17, there were over 74,333 visits to the ParentLink website. During the same period, over 22,450 paper based parenting guides were distributed across the ACT.
ACT Health provides all new parents with a My Personal Health Record (the Blue Book). The Blue Book includes valuable health information and links to external support services such as ParentLink.
(2) Child and Family Centres
The early years of a child’s life set the foundation for their future health, development and learning. The Child and Family Centres (the Centres) are a ‘one-stop-shop’ supporting families during this important time.
The Centres are staffed by professionals including social workers and psychologists, and are designed to provide a range of support programs to assist parents, carers and children. The services and support provided through the Centres focus on children pre-birth to 8 years, however selected services can be offered to children up to 12 years of age.
Child and Family Workers are available to provide both drop-in and ongoing support to children and their families. The Centres recognise that no two families are the same, so Child and Family Workers will provide a tailored service to children and their families.
Child and Family Workers work with families in many different ways. For example, Workers can:
• Provide drop-in parenting and family support through the Intake Service either in person or over the telephone;
• Help coordinate services that might be involved and provide support to families;
• Help develop strategies to support a child’s behaviour and wellbeing;
• Assist with access to other services including short-term child care assistance for eligible families; and
• Courses and groups for parents and children relating to parenting and family relationships.
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