With 8 weeks left before independent OPCAT oversight aimed at preventing abuse or mistreatment in places like youth detention centres and police cells is set to come into force, Australian governments are still not ready.
The Guardian for Children and Young People’s 2021-22 Annual Report has revealed that South Australians are requesting advocacy for children and young people in state care at a higher rate than ever.
A care leaver who published her first autobiography at the age of 16 and recently launched her own advocacy organisation at 19, is now a nominee for the Young Australian of the Year.
Meet our latest law intern, Gabriella Roy. Gabriella will examine the effects of the Covid pandemic on children and young people in Kurlana Tapa Youth Justice Centre.
Do you have a child or young person in your care who would like to ask a question to Shona, the new Guardian?
Meet Ally, our new Assessment and Referral Officer.
As I settle into my new roles, I am greatly aware of the huge honour it is to take on the very important work of Guardian, Training Centre Visitor and Child and Young Person’s Visitor.
As Penny Wright’s term draws to a close, she reflects on the last five years as Guardian and Training Centre Visitor and the privilege it has been to work with the children and young people along the way.
As the number of children and young people coming into care climbs to an all-time high, the number of enquiries for our advocacy team continues to escalate. To help ease some of the misconceptions about our office and define what we can and can’t do, we have put together the common myths about our work and the facts behind these.
Children and young people living in residential care are some of the most vulnerable kids in South Australia’s out-of-home-care system. How can it be that there is still no dedicated funding for regular visits to the 600+ children living there?
We acknowledge and respect Aboriginal People as the traditional owners
and custodians of the land we live and work on, their living culture and their unique role in the life of South Australia.