Welcome to the fifth National Report on the Family Relationship Services Program (FRSP).
The 2007-08 National Report provides a user friendly snapshot of key trends and developments across the FRSP as reported by funded organisations through the 2007-08 Status Reports and FRSP Online data.
The Status Report is used by both the Government and the sector to discuss changes in the service delivery environment.
The Family Relationship Services Program (FRSP)
The aim of the Family Relationship Services Program (FRSP) is to improve the wellbeing of families and children by supporting positive family relationships through the full range of Early Intervention Services (EIS), Post Separation Services (PSS) and Family Relationship Centres (FRC).
The FRSP is jointly funded by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) and the Attorney-General’s Department (AGD) and administered through FaHCSIA’s State and Territory network.
Background
The National Report draws together providers’ perspectives on the past financial year together with data collected through FRSP Online. The report also includes information for the online and telephone services. This provides a more detailed picture on how families are using the full suite of FRSP services.
Report Structure
The 2007-08 National Report is divided into two sections. Section One provides a brief overview of how FRSP services are meeting the needs of the family in the community.
Section Two provides a summary of the quantitative and qualitative data that has been drawn from the 160 Status Reports that were submitted by funded organisations, and outlines views on the FRSP from a service provider perspective.
Methodology
Data presented in Section One has been drawn from FaHCSIA’s reporting application system FRSP Online.
Data presented in Section Two was developed by quantifying standard yes/no responses in the Status Report template and converting these responses to a percentage of the total number of responses.
In respect of qualitative responses, these were reviewed to identify where specific responses were numerous enough to constitute a national trend. It is important to note that no attempt has been made to present qualitative data in any order of priority. The broad intention is to flag issues and themes that are identified by FRSP providers and to use this information as the basis for ongoing discussion.
Where specific questions within the Status Report template have not been addressed in this report, the primary reasons for omission are that responses were too broadly based to indicate a national trend and/or information was not suitable for aggregation.
Next Steps
The report will be distributed to all funded organisations and will be made available on the FRSP webpage. The report will form the basis of ongoing discussions with FaHCSIA, the sector and Family Relationship Services Australia.