Emergency Care
We provide safe, emergency care for children and young people experiencing trauma or abuse.
Providing safe spaces for our community during times of need.
Big Brown House can provide emergency or time limited care to children and young people under Alternative Care Arrangements, Individual Placement Agreements and Short Term Emergency Care (STEP).
As an accredited agency with the Office of Children’s Guardian (OCG), Big Brown House works under a therapeutic care model. The practice principles of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) and Children and Residential Experiences (CARE) are incorporated within all areas of the support that we provide.
Our teams are highly trained and receive internal and external training opportunities to enhance their knowledge of the ever-changing needs of our community.
Big Brown House can provide services and support for:
Short-term immediate placements: Children and young people in, or entering, Out-of-Home Care in an emergency or temporary setting, where a foster care placement has not yet become available.
One-to-one support within the home: for individual children and young people or siblings groups within a Big Brown House home, another service provider or within the family home.
Residential care: Short term care options under STEP through Department of Communities and Justice.
Contact us
For more information on Emergency Care, please call us on 0437 223 164 or complete the enquiry form below.
