A range of services addressing varying levels of complexity and safety concerns for children and families, from community capacity building to intensive case management. The child and family support system is a key part of South Australia’s child protection system.
CFSS System overview
The Child and Family Support System (CFSS) works with government and NGO services that provide support to children and families to ensure that more children can remain safe and well at home with family, in community and culture.
Early Intervention Research Directorate
The Early Intervention Research Directorate (EIRD) applies an epidemiological approach to deliver best practice early intervention services.
Roadmap for reform
The Roadmap for reforming the Child and Family Support System 2021–2023 outlines the steps that the Department of Human Services is taking that will improve early intervention services for children and families with complex needs.
CFSS Research Approach
The Child and Family Support System research approach 2025–2027 will build a better family support system, focusing on Aboriginal families and those with complex challenges, while improving outcomes for the whole community through better research and evidence.
Communities of Practice
South Australia’s plan for supporting families at risk of entering the child protection system to safely care for their children, protecting children and young people from harm including when they are in care, and investing in young people in care and leaving care to provide them with opportunities for a bright future.