Sanctuary Family Connections

For SCs, BSPs, OOHC, Hospital, Justice and MH teams

Referrals worked together, not handed off.

Long-term SIL referrals are the everyday work. We give you an honest read of suitability, move fast when the case needs it, and support Coordinators and Case Managers through the funding and transition process when funding isn't in place yet.

A participant smiling at home in one of the Sanctuary homes.

What you can expect

Six things we hold to.

01

Honest read of suitability

Before welcoming a participant into our home, we'll be transparent about whether we think the placement is likely to succeed.

02

Rapid response on urgent intake

Hospital discharge, custody release, breakdown referrals. Same-week assessment and timely placement coordination when the situation calls for it.

03

Funding application support

We support Coordinators of Supports and Case Managers through the OOHC to NDIS transition, helping participants access the right supports and funding.

04

Direct line to the home

You talk to the people who know the participant. Not a call centre. Not a relationship manager.

05

Reliable updates without chasing

Regular updates on how things are going, delivered with transparency and professionalism.

06

Consistent teams so progress sticks

We hire slowly and selectively. The team you work with stays consistent, so progress sticks.

Cases we say yes to

The everyday work, and the specialty.

Most of our beds hold long-term SIL participants. Alongside that, we run the OOHC and complex-referral specialty Sanctuary started in.

The everyday work

Long-term SIL placements.

Adult participants where SIL is home. Sometimes a first independent home, sometimes a move from a previous arrangement that ran its course. Stable, settled, with consistent supports over the long term.

Our specialty

OOHC transitions and complex referrals.

Out-of-home care, justice, hospital discharge, AVO conditions, breakdown referrals. The work Sanctuary started in, with a dedicated page for the detail.

See the OOHC page

If yours doesn't obviously sit in either bucket and you still think we're the right home, send it anyway. We'll tell you straight.

How a referral works

Four steps, plain and slow.

  1. STEP 01

    Tell us how we can help.

    A quick call or a short message. The situation, what's worked before, what hasn't, and what you're hoping for.

  2. STEP 02

    We give you an honest read.

    Within 1 to 2 business days. Whether the home is right, whether the timing is right, and what we'd need to make it work.

  3. STEP 03

    We support the paperwork.

    Including funding application support for Coordinators and Case Managers through the OOHC to NDIS transition. We pull intake, risk and onboarding together.

  4. STEP 04

    We onboard slowly, with you in the loop.

    Gradual introductions, predictable routines from day one, and regular updates so you know what's actually happening in the home.

Send us what you're working on.

A short message is fine. We'll come back within one business day. For anything urgent, the phone is the fastest path.