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I’m pleased to let you know that the review of the Charter of Rights for Children and Young People in Care has been completed. Thank…
Young advocate Jack Harrison asked his community what they would change about the child protection system? People shared difficult experiences, frustrations with the system, but…
For children and young people in care, the benefits of education go far beyond grades—it’s an opportunity to meet friends, learn new things and find…
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…
[spacer height=”1px”]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…
[spacer height=”1px”] 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…
New resources, available today, will give children and young people in residential care information about their right to make a complaint and be heard. Developed…
[spacer height=”1px”]When we take children[1] into the care of the state, a prime responsibility is their safety. We have matched comments about safety given to…
At June 2018 there were 3,695 children in out-of-home care and 3,402 on care and protection orders in South Australia. Many of those children will…
[spacer height=”5px”]You can download a PDF copy of the Office of the Guardian 2017-18 Annual Report from this website. The Report was tabled in the…
The Guardian’s Office received a record 96 in-mandate[1] requests for advocacy in the first quarter of the new year, representing 127 children and young people.…
Children and young people in care will soon be able to seek an external review of decisions made by the Department for Child Protection (DCP) as…
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