Youth and Parent Services - YPS

Mission Statement

Youth and Parent Services is a parent adolescent conflict resolution service which helps to resolve conflict between a young person and their parents that may, or has, led to a young person leaving home prematurely.

As an early intervention service, YPS helps families resolve conflict before a crisis develops, and a young person becomes homeless. Where a young person has already left home because of family conflict, the service can provide temporary accommodation at Ruby's (dependant on current availability).

Family reconciliation is the intended outcome of all the services provided by YPS. Where, however, it is not appropriate for the young person to return home, the service attempts to ensure that they retain the emotional and financial support of their parents.

History

(Commenced: May 1990)

YPS (formerly known as PAX) was opened in May 1990 in response to Brian Burdekin's recommendations in the Equal Opportunities and Human Rights Commission Enquiry into Homeless Children.

In 1993 the program received additional funding from the Supportive Assistance Accommodation Program (jointly funded by the State and Commonwealth) to provide an early intervention service for young people using the SAAP system in South Australia.

Clients

Clients are referred to the service by self-referral, schools, health and welfare services (including Child, Youth and family Services), community agencies and also Trace-a-Place - The Assessment and Referral Agency for the non-government sector. Staff are available to talk with young people and their parents when they experience conflict that may result in homelessness.

The service also provides some preventative counselling where family conflict is the issue but which at that point is not likely to result in immediate homelessness..

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Contact Us

YPS has an office in the city and outreach services to Christies Beach, Elizabeth and Modbury

Youth and Parent Services,
3rd Floor, 10 Pitt Street,
Adelaide 5000
Phone: 08 8202 5160
Fax: 08 8410 5785

Volunteers

At the present time, the service does not use volunteers.

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