Question On Notice No. 2302 asked in the Legislative Council on 6 August 2019 by Hon Alison Xamon
Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to services
for men, including young men aged under 18 years, who access child pornography or who otherwise are considered to be at
risk of sexual offending against children, and I ask:
(a) does the department
fund any services or programs for this cohort;
(b) if no to (a), why not;
(c) if yes to (a), would the
Minister please advise:
(i) the nature of any
services/programs offered; and
(ii) who provides these
services;
(d) how many people
accessed these programs/services in:
(i) 2016-17;
(ii) 2017-18; and
(iii) 2018-19; and
(e) how much funding was allocated to these programs/services in:
(i) 2016-17;
(ii) 2017-18;
(iii) 2018-19; and
(iv) 2019-20?
Answered on 3 September 2019
(a) The Department of Communities (Communities) contracts community service organisations to provide Child Sexual Abuse Therapeutic Services and Indigenous Healing Services to children and young people under the age of 18 who are responsible for, or at risk of, sexually abusing other children; and are assisted to accept responsibility for their behaviour and develop knowledge and skills to stop abuse occurring.
(b) Not applicable.
(c)(i) Child Sexual Abuse Therapeutic Services provide healing, support, counselling and therapeutic responses to children and young people and their families affected by child sexual abuse, people who have experienced childhood sexual abuse and children and/or young people who are responsible for, or at risk of, sexually abusing other children. In addition, Indigenous Healing Services provide services to children, young people and families/caregivers who are witness to violence or at risk of being violent to others.
These services assist children and young people to recover from harmful impacts of child sexual abuse and assist families and communities to support children and young people in the healing process.
(c)(ii) The following community service organisations are contracted by Communities to provide Child Sexual Abuse Therapeutic Services and Indigenous Healing Services:
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Organisation
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Service location
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Allambee Counselling
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Peel
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Anglicare WA
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Great Southern, Perth Metropolitan, West Kimberley
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Carnarvon Family Support Service
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Murchison
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Centrecare Inc
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Goldfields
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Desert Blue Connect Inc
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Murchison
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Phoenix Support & Advocacy Service
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Perth Metropolitan
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Parkerville Children and Youth Care Incorporated
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Perth Metropolitan, Wheatbelt
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UnitingCare West
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Perth Metropolitan
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Waratah Support Centre (South West Region) Inc
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South West
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Yaandina Family Centre Inc
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Pilbara
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Yorgum Aboriginal Corporation
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Perth Metropolitan
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MacKillop Family Services Inc
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Pilbara
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(d) According to six monthly progress reports submitted by contracted service providers, the total number of clients accessing Child Sexual Abuse Therapeutic Services and Indigenous Healing Services are as follows:
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Financial years
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Number of people accessing the programs*
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i)
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2016-17
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2,417
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ii)
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2017-18
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2,473
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iii)
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2018-19 (as at Dec 2018)
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1,001
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* These figures represent all clients accessing the services, as outlined in (c)(i).
(e) The total annual funding provided to the 15 contracted services is as follows:
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Financial years
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Funding provided
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i)
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2016-17
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$4,953,579
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ii)
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2017-18
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$4,991,376
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iii)
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2018-19
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$5,032,804
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iv)
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2019-20
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$5,032,804
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