| Salvation Army Crossroads West |
| Years of Operation | 1989 – ongoing |
| Role Of Facility | Salvation Army Crossroads West is the successor to a long history of residential child care services offered by the Salvation Army [see entries]. |
| Sponsoring Agency | Salvation Army |
Other facilities in
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Sponsoring Agency | See the entry “Salvation Army” in the earlier section of Signposts, “Non-Government Agencies and their Subsidiary Institutions” |
| Address(es) | Residential facilities at Mirrabooka [Oasis House, see entry] and Landsdale [Landsdale Early Adolescent Unit, see entry], and a Leaving Care service at Northbridge (333 William Street). |
| Aliases | Salvation Army [see entries for facilities pre-dating 1989, including Hollywood Children’s Village]. In 1991, the agency was known as the Salvation Army Youth and Children’s Services. In 1992, the agency was known as Crossroads WA. |
| Brief History | Departmental files report that the Salvation Army’s Youth and Children’s Services residential programs in 1991 included Group Care and Youth Accommodation.
In 1994 Crossroads West’s Residential Child Care and Supported Accommodation Assistance Programme was funded to provide “medium to long term care for up to 16 young people, 12-17 years, in two group care units, the Early Adolescent Unit and Mirrabooka House.”
Key Service Objectives:
“The provision of out of home care placements in two group care units with assessed carers:
1. Early Adolescent Unit at Landsdale – medium/long term care, maximum of 8 children aged 12-15 years.
2. Mirrabooka House – medium/long term care, maximum of 8 15-17 year olds. (3 places are SAAP funded).
Young people are assisted to develop skill as identified in individual development and case management plans.
To ensure positive links are maintained with the natural family and or social network.
Young people are supported to return to families or move to planned alternative accommodation.” (Out of Home, Preventative and Alternative Care Services Review, “Terms of Reference”, Family and Children’s Services, 1995).
1995 services included:
• Early adolescent unit for children aged 12-15 years at Landsdale
• Mirrabooka House (15-17 years), see entry
• Bridge House for young people 18+ with alcohol-related issues
• Externally supported accommodation for young people at Joondanna
(Out of Home, Preventative and Alternative Care Services Review, “Terms of Reference”, Family and Children’s Services, 1995).
In 1995, it was reported that Crossroads was undergoing a review, but noted that the service worked “with both children and their families, and tends to take children who are less behaviourally difficult.” (OHAC Cost Project, Department for Community Services, June 1995).
In 1998 Salvation Army Crossroads West had two separate agreements with the Department for their services at Landsdale House and Oasis House [see separate entries in Signposts].
Landsdale House was funded to provide up to 8 placements for children / young people aged 12-15 years.
Oasis House was funded to provide 6 crisis/transitional placements for children aged 15-17 years. (Service Agreement with the Department for Family and Children’s Services).
Funding for this service was originally provided through the Youth Supported Accommodation Program, which was a sub-program of the Commonwealth/State funded Supported Accommodation Assistance Programme (SAAP). From 2009, funding continues to be provided through the National Affordable Housing Agreement (NAHA). [For notes on this program see the section on NAHA/SAAP at the beginning of Signposts].
In 2003 the two services were described as providing ‘group care’ placements for the young people in the same previous age groups. In addition the Landsdale service provided a reunification service available to young people in both services . (Service Agreement with the Department for Child Protection). |
| Records | Departmental case records for young people placed in Salvation Army Crossroads West programs by the Department may reside with the Department of Communities.
Salvation Army Crossroads West has case records from 1989 to present, incuding entry and exit recommendations, house diaries and log books and lists of residents for those years. |
| Access | While access to records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals, people are encouraged to enquire. |
| Contact Details | Departmental Records:
Freedom of Information
Department of Communities
Locked Bag 5000, Fremantle WA 6959
Telephone: (08) 6414 3344
Country free call: 1800 176 888
Email: foi@communities.wa.gov.au
Website: www.communities.wa.gov.au
Salvation Army Records:
The Salvation Army
Territorial Headquarters, Southern Territory
(95 Railway Road, Blackburn)
PO Box 479, Blackburn VIC 3130
Web: www.salvationarmy.org.au |
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