The CIFTS, located in Faithfull St, Goulburn will be removed within a month in the Greater Southern Area Health Service (GSAHS) restructure.

Daphne Penalver worked in the Child Development Unit, which was a precursor to the CIFTS, for over 30 years.

She said the CIFTS had provided such a valuable service to district families for over three decades.

"It has provided a very much-needed service to the district, otherwise it would have been cut years ago," Mrs Penalver said.

"This is a tertiary service. This team goes to where the child lives. For an assessment this means the parents, grandparents, teachers and child-care workers can all have input, leading to a more inclusive and effective diagnosis.

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