Families
Support and Services

Children and Youth

The safety and the wellbeing of children and young people are at the centre of everything we do. Through our work, we know first hand that a child’s wellbeing is deeply connected to family and culture.
CASPA provides a range of quality and innovative services and programs for young people under our care, and to other professional organisations operating in our community.
Out of Home Care

Therapeutic Residential Care for children and young people

CASPA is recognised as a leader in the area of specialist therapeutic residential care for children and young people who cannot live at their family home for their own safety and wellbeing.

CASPA is committed to ensuring all children and young people are cared for in culturally secure, trauma-informed, therapeutic environments by qualified staff.

Our staff are passionate about providing support and protection to those most vulnerable in our communities. We are committed to conducting our work with compassion, transparency and within an evidence-based framework.

Out of Home Care

24-hour care and support

CASPA prides itself on providing high-quality emergency respite and youth work support and we operate a 24-hour emergency call-out service.

CASPA staff are provided with extensive training in Trauma and Attachment Theory, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, Suicide and Self-harm Prevention and Intervention, Cultural Awareness and other childhood development training needed to provide quality care and support.

We have a number of homes in our region that can be utilised for the purpose of emergency respite for young people.

After Hours Support

For urgent help outside of business hours or to speak to our after hours support team please contact:

Mid North Coast
0418 855 847
Northern Rivers

0447 185 012

Darwin

0427 587 335

Katherine

0447 338 852