What is School Focused Youth Service?

• Part of the Victorian Governments response to the recommendations of the Suicide Prevention Task  Force (1996)
• The first joint initiative between the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Department of Education and Training (DE&T)
• Statewide initiative
• A focus on prevention and early intervention through encouraging partnerships between  schools, agencies and communities.
• Target group10-18 yr olds at risk of falling out of school or helping them to be reconnected (Melbourne / Moonee Valley 56 schools)
• Includes all Government, Independent and Catholic schools

Where Does the School Focused Youth Service Fit in for Schools?

• Making links: information, ideas and options for staff involved with young people around school/ community linking
• Providing secondary consultation
• Facilitating networks and feeding information to key stakeholders i.e. student wellbeing staff.
• Advocacy: policy, programs, individual cases
• Funding for gaps in the service-Individual/ programs

Address: 24 Gower Street, Kensington, 3031

Open: 9.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday

Contact: Greg Woolford - School Focused Youth Service Co-ordinator

Melbourne/Moonee Valley Mackillop Family Services

Phone: 9372 5365

Fax: 9372 5371

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