What is the Children’s Contact Service?
The Children’s Contact Service provides safe, secure and
Changeover services
In separated families, for a child to spend time with a parent they do not live with involves the child being ‘handed over’ or ‘handed back’ between the care of one parent to another. In some
To alleviate conflict and assist parents who prefer not to meet face-to-face, a Children’s Contact Service has staff to facilitate or supervise the changeover with parents, making use of separate entrances, separate waiting areas and separate arrival times. This allows families to safely exchange the child, without the need for parents to come in contact with one another.
Supervised visits
Supervised visits may be requested for a number of reasons, ranging from the re-establishment of a relationship following a period of no contact, through to child safety concerns.
When the time spent between a parent and child needs to be monitored and conducted in a safe, controlled environment, the Children’s Contact Service is able to oversee visitation between a parent and child through the use of the centre’s
The visiting environment caters well for active, young children, with plenty of
Who is the Children’s Contact Service for?
The service is designed to assist separated families who are concerned about the impact ongoing arguments and stressful behaviours may be having on their children.
In most
To arrange for either supervised visits or facilitated changeover both parents must phone their nearest service and organise an appointment. Both parents are individually interviewed in order to complete an intake assessment form. Specific matters of concern can be discussed at the interview. Once an agreement is reached and all information collated including copies of current court orders and other relevant reports, the service commences.
Locations
Phone: | (08) 9845 6666 |
Address: | Anglicare WA St John's Centre, 44 Collie St, Albany 6330 |
Phone: | (08) 9720 9200 |
Address: | 13 Stirling Street, Bunbury, WA 6230 |
Phone: | 1300 11 44 46 |
Address: | Geoffrey Sambell Centre, 23 Adelaide Tce, East Perth 6004 |
Phone: | 1300 11 44 46 |
Address: | Sanori House, Suite 9, First Floor/126 Grand Boulevard, Joondalup 6027 |
Resources & Fees
Acknowledgements
The Children’s Contact Service is funded by the Australian Government's Department of Social Services.