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Children in care in regional SA

24 November, 2016 Themes from Nyland  #13 The team from the Guardian’s office have analysed the 850 pages and 260 recommendations from The life they deserve:…

Children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

22 November, 2016 Themes from Nyland  #12 [spacer height=”10px”]The team from the Guardian’s office have analysed the 850 pages and 260 recommendations from The life…

Young people in state care overrepresented in the youth justice system

15 November, 2016[spacer height=”10px”] [spacer height=”10px”]Young people in care are much more likely than their age peers to be involved with the youth justice system…

Children in care with disabilities

15 November, 2016 Themes from Nyland  #11 [spacer height=”10px”]The team from the Guardian’s office have analysed the 850 pages and 260 recommendations from The life…

Responding to abused or neglected children

8 November, 2016 Themes from Nyland  #10 [spacer height=”10px”]The team from the Guardian’s office have analysed the 850 pages and 260 recommendations from The life…

Stability and certainty in care

3 November, 2016 Themes from Nyland  #9 [spacer height=”10px”]The team from the Guardian’s office have analysed the 850 pages and 260 recommendations from The life…

Education

25 October, 2016 Themes from Nyland  #8 [spacer height=”10px”]The team from the Guardian’s office have analysed the 850 pages and 260 recommendations from The life…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

Themes from Nyland  #7 [spacer height=”10px”]The team from the Guardian’s office have analysed the 850 pages and 260 recommendations from The life they deserve: Child…

Therapeutic care – everywhere

10 October, 2016 Themes from Nyland  #6 [spacer height=”10px”]The team from the Guardian’s office have analysed the 850 pages and 260 recommendations from The life…

A quality care environment – home-based care

4 October, 2016 Themes from Nyland  #5 [spacer height=”10px”]The team from the Guardian’s office have analysed the 850 pages and 260 recommendations from The life…

Dreamtime bags

26 September, 2016 [spacer height=”10px”]Children and young people first come into care unprepared, with little notice and sometimes with not much more than the clothes…

The August 2016 edition of the Guardian’s Newsletter

. 2 September 2016 [spacer height=”10px”]This edition of the Guardian’s Quarterly Newsletter features:[spacer height=”10px”] > The story of Ngarrindjeri  woman Olivia Brownsey and Wagadagam woman…

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