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How would you invest in child protection? – survey results

Two weeks ago we asked our colleagues and friends to spend a hypothetical $100 to improve child protection in South Australia.  These were their top…

Should we extend the age of leaving state care beyond 18? – Poll results

A huge ‘thank you’ to the 310 people who responded to the poll and particularly to the 177 who contributed to the over 11,500 words…

Should we extend the age of leaving state care beyond 18?

[spacer height=”15px”]Many communities are questioning whether young people leaving state care at their 18th birthday are fully equipped to take on all of the demands…

Cooperation and collaboration survey January 2018 – some gains and some way still to go

‘My experience is that when workers across the systems work collaboratively and cooperatively with each other the outcomes for the child and carers can be…

Collaboration survey results – foster carers and the DCP

The results from the Collaboration and Cooperation Survey completed last week show little change in the rate of collaboration and cooperation between foster carers and…

Coordination and collaboration survey, January 2018

16 January 2018 . In June 2017, nearly 400 government and non-government workers, carers and other stakeholders responded to a survey on how well coordination…

Who asked for advocacy in 2016-17 and what were the issues?

1 August 2017 The Guardian’s Office received 292 requests for intervention in the 12 months to 30 June, 2017. Of those, the Office found that…

The coordination and collaboration survey – DCP and DECD staff perceptions

18 July 2017 We dig into the data and comments from our June 2017 Coordination and Collaboration Survey,to see how staff in Department of Education…

Coordination and collaboration survey June 2017 – results

4 July 2017 Our thanks to the 384 people from all corners of the child protection system who responded to the Coordination and Collaboration Survey…

Coordination and collaboration survey, 2017

13 June 2017 . Very many organisations have a hand in the well-being of children in the child protection system. Commissioner Nyland in her report…

GOM – what’s in a name? – poll results

It started out as a neutral acronym, a convenient short form of Guardianship of the Minister, which made it’s way into common usage among professionals working…

Should the age of leaving state care be extended beyond 18?

  The public poll in which we posed this question opened on 22 May and closed on 30 May 2016. Thanks to the 239 people who…

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