Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people continue to be overrepresented in South Australia’s youth justice system. In 2017-18, Aboriginal children and young people made
Twenty years ago Connecting Foster Carers was a small self-help group of carers who met to exchange support and information in each other’s homes. Recently,
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found many organisations had failed to protect children and to respond appropriately when information about
Events at Darwin’s Don Dale Youth Detention Centre in 2016 alarmed the community and shone a spotlight on the unsuitable treatment and environment in youth
By Guardian Penny Wright and Malcolm Downes The State Government’s newly announced strategy An Intensive Support System for South Australia’s children and families promises a
Penny Wright – Guardian for Children and Young People We know that substance misuse can have terrible consequences for children and young people. Their developing brains
More than a decade on from the original report, the 2019 Closing the Gap report shows only two of the seven original targets are on
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is one of the most important documents in preserving the rights of children around the
The minimum age of criminal responsibility in South Australia is 10 years old. If you are a child under 10 years old in South Australia,
We acknowledge and respect Aboriginal People as the traditional owners
and custodians of the land we live and work on, their living culture and their unique role in the life of South Australia.