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Education of young people in care

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…

Aboriginal children and young people in care and juvenile detention 2017-18

Aboriginal[1] children and young people are vastly over-represented in out-of-home care and the youth justice system. The Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services 2019 (ROGS…

Aboriginal children and young people in care and detention

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The Office of the Guardian’s Annual Report 2017-18

[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…

Security and stability of placement dominates requests for advocacy

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.…

The Adelaide Youth Training Centre – snapshot 2017-18

[spacer height=”1px”]The Adelaide Youth Training Centre  is housed on two campuses in Cavan, north of the Grand Junction Road.  One campus caters for female residents,…

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…

7 important facts about young people in youth justice detention in SA

Each year, hundreds of young South Australians from 10 to 18 years of age pass through the gates into the Adelaide Youth Training Centre.  Each…

Aboriginal children and young people in care and juvenile detention 2016-17

South Australia’s Aboriginal1 children and young people are vastly over-represented in in state care and in detention centres, according to the Productivity Commission’s Report on…

Statistics about children in care – June 2017

30 October 2017 The number of children and young people in the care and guardianship of the Minister in South Australia at 30 June 2017…

The Adelaide Youth Training Centre – snapshot 2016-17

[spacer height=”1px”] 3 October, 2017 The Adelaide Youth Training Centre (AYTC) is housed on two campuses in Cavan, north of the Grand Junction road.  One…

Audits of Annual Reviews 2007 to 2017 – children, systems and practice

19 September 2017 The Guardian’s Office has been auditing the Annual Reviews of children in care for 10 years now.  We do this to advocate…

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