Where St. Louise's indicates there will be a waiting period for assessment and where there is concern for the child in the interim, a number of dedicated counselling services have been funded through the three relevant area health boards. These services address direct crisis referrals for children and their families. Examples include CARI, the Daughters of Charity family centre, and the Mater Dei counselling services. The Eastern Regional Health Authority acknowledges that ideally these young children and their families should be seen from the outset by dedicated child abuse assessment teams and that this work should take place in an integrated multidisciplinary setting.