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Contact Inc. Isolated Children and Family Support Survey

Introduction to the Survey

 
Contact Inc (Contact) is an organisation dedicated to helping to address the impacts of isolation and disadvantage for children, families, and communities. Through sharing resources and up to date information, creating connections, assisting, and partnering with communities and agencies to develop and evolve new child and family services, delivering responsive child and family programs, representation and advocacy with service providers, stakeholders, government, and philanthropy. Contact supports isolated children and families to access what they need.
Orange Compass is working with Contact to hear directly from isolated, rural and remote people from across Australia, to assist in deepening their understanding about the current challenges facing rural and remote children and families.

The insights gathered will help Contact with their planning for the future, so that they can best meet   and respond to emerging needs and opportunities for Australian, isolated, rural, and remote children and families. The findings will also assist to support the organizations continuing advocacy roles, on behalf of isolated children, families’ communities with Government and key stakeholders.

This survey is anonymous, quick, and easy (approximately 5-10 minutes).

We would love to hear from you if you live in a rural or remote region or community, are a parent/ care giver/ grandparent/ family member, work with/ care for or support children and families in rural and remote and isolated areas.
1.In your experience, which of the below are EASY for families to find and access in your local area or region? (mark all relevant)
2.In your experience, which of the below are HARD for families to find and access in your local area? [mark all relevant]
3.WHY are these services / supports HARD for families to find and access? (mark all relevant)
4.Is there remote (video link) access to services (like telehealth) available in your local area?
5.If yes, what type of services are available on a scheduled or regular basis?
6.Where do you or would you go to get information or access information about services/supports (local or visiting) in your region or local area? [mark all relevant]
7.What do you see is the greatest unmet child and or family need or service gap for isolated, rural, and remote children and families?
8.What is the one thing you wish more people understood about the experiences of isolated, rural, and remote children and families? Who needs to know this?
9.If you had a magic wand what is the one thing you would change so that isolated rural and remote children and families are not disadvantaged by where they live?
10.Looking to the future, what should organisations like Contact being doing to further support and assist isolated, rural, and remote children and families?
11.Do you LIVE in a rural, remote, or geographically isolated location area or region in Australia?
12.Do you WORK or volunteer with children and/or families in a rural, remote, or isolated location area or region in Australia?
13.Are you a parent / care giver / family member / grandparent of children who live an isolated or rural and remote area?
14.Please include your postcode or name of your town or local government area [optional]
15.If you would like to stay up to date with Contact’s work and future directions, please add your email address here: