Intervention area

The geographical scope of the social service is the municipality of Faro.

recipients

CAFAP provides services and develops activities aimed at families with children/young people at psychosocial risk.

capacity

The equipment/service capacity is 100 families. The Cooperation Agreement covers 75 families.

REFERENCING

Families are referred, using a specific form, depending on the case, by Child and Youth Protection Commissions, Multidisciplinary Technical Advisory Teams to the Courts, as well as by public and private entities in the areas of social security, health, education and justice. Families can also request support on their own initiative.

MODALITIES

Within the scope of Article 8 of Decree 139/2013, of April 2nd, the CAFAP (Family Support Center) includes the following intervention modalities:

• Family preservation – preventing the removal of the child or young person from their natural living environment

• Family reunification – promoting and monitoring the return of the child or young person to their family environment, in cases of institutional or foster care;

• Family meeting point – a neutral and suitable space aimed at maintaining or restoring family ties when these are interrupted, through the promotion of meetings (supervised visits/gatherings) between children or young people and family members, which provide a reconstruction of affective bonds.

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