Link the person to a range of family and community resources

The person should be connected with a range of family and community resources prior to transitioning or exiting out of the service, to ensure that their support continues after they have left the service.

It is important to identify resources that match the person’s family values and cultural background. People from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds may benefit from social connections to people from a similar background. For example, many Indigenous Australian people benefit from connecting to services and resources which are run by other Indigenous Australians.

It is important to have a connection with a range of resources so that the person is linked to more than organisation, and in case one of the resources in no longer available.