Services for children, youth and families data

The table below shows data on number of contacts received by the SFSK Advice and Referral Line by quarter.

• I2001 – Contacts to the SFSK Advice and Referral line (Excel, 25KB)

This indicator is defined as the number of contacts received by the SFSK Advice and Referral Line about concerns for the safety and/or wellbeing of children during the period.

Notes

• The SFSK Advice and Referral Line was implemented on 3 December 2018.

The table below shows data on number of contacts resolved by the SFSK Advice and Referral Line (ARL) by outcome by quarter.

• I2002 – Contacts to the SFSK ARL which were resolved (Excel, 25KB)

This indicator is defined as the number of contacts resolved by the SFSK Advice and Referral Line about concerns for the safety and/or wellbeing of children during the period.

Notes

• The SFSK Advice and Referral Line was implemented on 3 December 2018.

The table below shows data on total number of cases referred to the Child Safety Service for assessment by quarter.

• I2003 – Cases referred to the Child Safety Service for assessment (Excel, 23KB)

This indicator is defined as the total number of cases referred to the Child Safety service for assessment, including cases referred by the Strong Families Safe Kids (SFSK) Advice and Referral Line, during the period.

Notes

• The SFSK Advice and Referral Line was implemented on 3 December 2018.

The table below shows data on daily average cases pending child safety assessment by quarter.

• I2004 – Average daily cases pending child safety assessment (Excel, 23KB)

This indicator is defined as the average number cases referred for a child safety assessment which had not been allocated a case worker within priority timeframes on each day during the period.

Cases referred for assessment are assigned a priority for commencing the Child Safety Assessment based on the overall risk level for the child or children.

Priority timeframes for allocation to a case worker are the same day for priority 1 assessments, five days for priority 2 assessments and ten days for priority 3 assessments.

The table below shows data on daily average children in out-of-home care by quarter.

• I2005 – Average daily children in out-of-home care (Excel, 23KB)

This indicator is defined as the average number of children in out-of-home care on each day during the period. Out-of-home care is the system that provides formal care to children and young people who are assessed as unable to live safely at home.

The table below shows data on number of children restored to families on a rolling 12-month period to the end of quarter.

• I2006 – Children restored to families (Excel, 23KB)

This indicator counts the number of children exiting out-of-home care to parents and remained living with their parents for a period of greater than two months following exit from out-of-home care.

Data are provided for a 12-month rolling total.

The table below shows data on number of children transferred to third-party guardianship on a rolling 12-month period to the end of quarter.

• I2007 – Children transferred to third-party guardianship (Excel, 23KB)

This indicator is defined as the number of children whose guardianship was transferred to a third-party.

Data are provided for a 12-month rolling total.

The table below shows data on average daily young people in Custodial Youth Justice in Tasmania by quarter.

• I2008 – Average daily young people in Custodial Youth Justice (Excel, 23KB)

This indicator is defined as the average number of young people in detention, including sentenced and unsentenced detention, on each day during the period.

The table below shows data on distinct young people in Custodial Youth Justice in Tasmania by quarter.

• I2009 – Distinct number of young people in Custodial Youth Justice (Excel, 24KB)

This indicator is defined as the distinct number of young people in detention, including sentenced and unsentenced detention, at any time during the period.

Notes

• The distinct number of young people in Custodial Youth Justice counts each young person once, even if they entered and exited detention multiple times during the period.
• Young people aged 18 and over in Custodial Youth Justice during the year are excluded from this indicator due to small numbers, to maintain consistency with nationally published figures.

The table below shows data on average daily young people in Community Youth Justice in Tasmania by quarter.

• I2010 – Average daily young people in Community Youth Justice (Excel, 24KB)

This indicator is defined as the average number of young people in Community Youth Justice on each day during the period.

This includes young people participating in youth justice diversionary programs such as community conferences or performing community service undertakings, those for whom a pre-sentence report or bail-support plan is written, and young people supervised by Community Youth Justice.

Notes

• This indicator differs from nationally published figures due to the inclusion of young people with pre-sentence reports, bail support plans, community conferences or community service undertakings.

The table below shows data on distinct young people in Community Youth Justice in Tasmania by quarter.

• I2011 – Distinct number of young people in Community Youth Justice (Excel, 24KB)

This indicator is defined as the distinct number of young people in Community Youth Justice during the period. This includes young people participating in youth justice diversionary programs such as community conferences or performing community service undertakings, those for whom a pre-sentence report or bail-support plan is written, and young people supervised by Community Youth Justice.

Notes

• This indicator differs from nationally published figures due to the inclusion of young people with pre-sentence reports, bail support plans, community conferences or community service undertakings.
• The distinct number of young people in Community Youth Justice counts each young person once, even if they entered and exited multiple times during the period.