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Evolve Interagency Services


About Evolve

Evolve Interagency Services (Evolve) provides therapeutic and behaviour support services for children and young people on custody or guardianship child protection orders to the chief executive of Department of Communities (Child Safety, Youth and Families) and in out-of-home care who have severe and complex behavioural and psychological issues and/or disability behaviour support needs.

Research indicates that children and young people who enter the child protection system are more likely to experience varying degrees of emotional and behavioural problems than children who do not. Factors that can positively impact on a child's development are:

The service is a collaboration between Queensland Government departments responsible for delivery of child protection services to meet the requirements of children in care who have complex and extreme needs. It is a partnership between:

The therapeutic and behaviour support services are provided by:

What does Evolve offer?

Children and young people with challenging behaviour and/or significant emotional needs as a result of past trauma and abuse are at risk of, or have already experienced increased breakdown in their placement with carers, disruptions in schooling and lack of continuity in their relationships with peers, carers and other significant people in their lives. A referral to Evolve is aimed at assisting children to reduce the intensity and frequency of problem behaviours in order to:

As part of the service, each child receives an initial comprehensive assessment of biological, psychosocial, and cultural factors and a functional assessment (for children with a disability).

An Evolve plan is implemented and monitored by the Evolve team, together with the key people in the child's life, such as child safety officers, carers, family, Recognised Entity, non-government organisations and school officers.

The services provided to a child may be medium to long term intervention.

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Where are the services located?

The expansion of the Evolve service will include the following areas:

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Further information

For further information about Evolve, contact:

Contact:
Evolve Program Manager
Major Projects and Reviews
Child Safety, Youth and Families
Department of Communities
Address:
Level 6, 111 George Street
Brisbane Qld 4001
Postal address:
GPO Box 806
Brisbane Qld 4001
Phone:
(07) 3405 6741

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Last updated
26 October 2009

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