Social Support Service

Assists clients to engage with our legal services and to address social issues connected to their legal problem

Who It Helps

Clients receiving legal assistance who have few or no other supports
Clients who are in unsafe situations (eg: due to domestic and family violence, elder abuse, coercive controlling behaviours, threats of harm by others or to themselves)
Clients with urgent or multiple social support needs
Case workers or other service providers wanting guidance or to make a referral

Short-term social supports including counselling, referrals and advocacy to access community agencies and resources
Risk assessment and safety planning
Court support
Case management and planning for complex situations
A multidisciplinary practice model that adapts how lawyers and social support workers collaborate to what each client wants and needs
Promote self-determination, protection of human rights and alleviation of hardship
Consultation on system reforms

Operates with all legal services provided by Caxton

Social workers, community workers and First Nations workers

Is not a crisis or out-of-hours response service

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Funded by the Australian Government (Attorney-General’s Department) and Queensland Government (various Departments).

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