Not exact matches
By engaging directly with unrepresented persons experiencing family court issues, and incorporating feedback from other
access to justice stakeholders, including lawyers, community service providers, judges and
members of the public, points of
difficulty within the system are identified and addressed.
Early diagnosis and intervention for children with FASD are thought to be key to preventing behavioural, mental health and learning
difficulties.36 — 38 However, Fitzroy Valley community
members have reported that a current lack of diagnostic and intervention support for children with FASD impacts their children's ability to reach their full potential.14 Children with FASD need
access to interventions which support their development of emotional and behavioural regulation skills.38 It is recognised that educators, alongside the family, play a crucial role in supporting children with FASD to improve life outcomes through contextually appropriate and evidence - based interventions.36 While there is limited evidence for strategies that can assist children affected by FASD, 2 particularly to improve self - regulation and executive functioning skills, 8 17 32 39 the Alert Program for Self - Regulation has evidence to suggest it is a promising intervention.17 39
This suggests that the government did hear the message of those
members of the stolen generations who appeared before the Senate committee, detailing the
difficulty in
accessing family Link Up services and giving their stories of how overwhelmed and underresourced these services are.
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First, Committee
members became more aware of the relevant issues and
difficulties encountered by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander litigants when
accessing and using the Court and were able to share this knowledge with the rest of the judiciary.