The Family Relationship Services is pleased to announce that we have won funding for the Kids in Focus (KIF) Program, an initiative from FaHCSIA for a period of 3 yrs. through the Protecting Children Program.
The uniqueness of this program is that we will be working with families where there is parental substance misuse and at the same time enhancing the family’s parenting ability through intensive support and education.
The KIF service will be flexible and holistic outreach support service visiting families in their home environment, servicing the Northern Adelaide corridor from Gillies Plains to the town of Gawler.
4 Staff Members, with varying specialties including a child consultant and a part time AOD nurse will provide an intensive, outreach case management service using the Parents Under Pressure model of working with families where drug misuse is an issue. Other family partnership approaches will also be used with families within the KIF program.
We will be working collaboratively with a broad range of existing service providers to ensure long-term outcomes to minimise the effects of parental substance misuse on children.
The Program will be based at Salisbury and Sandie Griffin, currently Manager of the Early Intervention Services at Aldinga will commence as Acting Manager of KIF from Monday 31st May for a period of up to 6 months.
Elizabeth O'Connor
Executive Manager
Family Relationship Services | 
