Hi there!
This is a place you can
Get Help
Here you’ll find out how we, or other organisations, can help you.
We help children and young people who are living in kinship care, foster care, residential care or who are held in youth detention in South Australia.
Our Advocates will stand up for children and young people’s rights and help them be heard when they’re facing problems in care or detention.
We do this by speaking to their social worker, department workers, or the Minister.
If your life or someone else’s life is in immediate danger, call 000.
If you’re needing urgent after-hours support from your department for child protection social worker, call 13 16 11.
What is an Advocate?
An Advocate is someone who listens to you, and makes sure your voice is heard.
They stand up for your rights. These are protections that should be followed by the people who look after you so you can grow up happy, healthy and safe.
They are things like safety, seeing your family and friends, going to school, having fun, doing things you love or being connected with your culture or following your religion.
You can find more about these rights in care here, or in youth detention here.
Kids call us when:
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Here are some other organisations that can also help you.
Mental Health
Drug and Alcohol
Homelessness
Sexual Assault
Multicultural Children
Multicultural Youth SA
Multicultural Reconnect
Australian Refugee Association
Migrant Resource Centre
STARRS
Family and Domestic Violence
Legal
Disability
Complaints
You can make a complaint about the Department for Child Protection via their website
You can make a complaint about the Adelaide Youth Training Centre/Kurlana Tapa Youth Justice Centre by contacting them directly on 8169 1444.
You can make a complaint about any government agencies or employee by contacting the SA Ombudsman.
