A new support program launched today will ensure grandparents receive some much-needed care and attention while they raise their family?s next generation.
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The Minister for Children, Michelle O?Byrne, said the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren family support program had been made possible through a grant from the Tasmanian Community Fund.
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?The program, run by UnitingCare, will benefit carers who have suddenly had to put themselves second and the grandchildren who get a new start in life,? Ms O?Byrne said.
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?Raising a child is challenging in anyone?s book, however for a grandparent who is often thinking about retirement, it?s even more so.
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?The support provided will include personal counselling, case planning and management, parenting advice and skills development, along with access to advocacy services.
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?Other relatives who take on the primary caring role of a child will also be able to receive the help on offer.?
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Ms O?Byrne said that the UnitingCare Program would work with the Tasmanian Government?s Gateways Supporting Grandparent Carers program to run support groups for grandparents.
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?The Program will help grandparents and other relative carers get the information they need from people who know what they are going through,? she said.
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?Getting carers the support and information they need smoothly means they can focus on the child?s emotional needs during a time of significant adjustment.??
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The Tasmanian Government has provided just over $310 000 from the Tasmanian Community Fund to the new program, in addition to funding for the Gateway Services.
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Grandparents may find themselves caring for their grandchildren in two situations.?The first is when a child subject to a care and protection order is placed with their grandparents.?The second is when a grandparent takes on the primary care of a child, usually as a result of a family decision rather than child protection intervention.
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Ms O?Byrne said that she hoped the support services on offer might allow the safe return of some children back to their immediate family.
Source: http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=34299
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