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Definition

This refers to the total number of children and young people receiving Family Preservation programs, during the reporting period.


Family Preservation programs are defined as those funded services that aim to prevent imminent separation of children from their primary caregivers because of child protection concerns and those services which aim to reunify families where separation of children from their primary caregivers has already occurred for child protection reasons.

Family Preservation programs include unique children and young people participating in Intensive Family Services, Intensive Family Preservation, Brighter Futures program, Strengthening Families, Intensive Family Based Services (IFBS) and NGO IFBS collection.

Indicator Summary

Computation

The total number of children and young people receiving Family Preservation programs at any point of time in the reporting period.
Count unique client auto id, Filter for service_ = T and caregiver status = Child or Young Person (to determine that a person received a service, and that they were a child or young person)
Filter for service dates based on start_date_ and exit_date_ (for reporting period)
 

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Disaggregation


 

    Path/Column  Dashboard Filter Label
aboriginal_or_torres_strait_islander_origin_grouped_derived Aboriginality
HLA_DV_FLG_12m_prior_ref_derived Domestic Violence assessed as issue
HLA_CYP_ISSUES_FLG_12m_prior_ref_derived CYP Behaviour assessed as issue
rosh_12m_prior_derived ROSH Flag

 

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Reporting Information

Published by NSW Department of Communities and Justice.

Quality Statement

Accuracy of Indigenous Status Data
Statuses: [FACSIAR Data Governance Committee: Qualified, Oct. 13, 2023]
The accuracy of data held about Indigenous Status in current collections is poor for several factors. Firstly, the number of...

Framework Dimensions

Calculation rules

Computation Rule
Computation

The total number of children and young people receiving Family Preservation programs at any point of time in the reporting period.
Count unique client auto id, Filter for service_ = T and caregiver status = Child or Young Person (to determine that a person received a service, and that they were a child or young person)
Filter for service dates based on start_date_ and exit_date_ (for reporting period)
 

Numerators
Denominators

 

 

Disaggregation


 

    Path/Column  Dashboard Filter Label
aboriginal_or_torres_strait_islander_origin_grouped_derived Aboriginality
HLA_DV_FLG_12m_prior_ref_derived Domestic Violence assessed as issue
HLA_CYP_ISSUES_FLG_12m_prior_ref_derived CYP Behaviour assessed as issue
rosh_12m_prior_derived ROSH Flag

 

Comments

The percentage figures refer to the total number of Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal children and young people receiving Family Preservation programs at any point of time in the reporting period as a percentage of the total number of children and young people receiving Family Preservation programs at any point of time in the reporting period.

Data limitations:

  • Nil.

Data sources:

  • KiDS – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data up to 2016-17
  • ChildStory – Corporate Information Warehouse (CIW) for annual data from 2017-18
  • FACS and NGO Intensive Family Services.

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