We are pleased to share with you the new factsheets we have created for children and young people to answer the questions they commonly ask when they call our office.
As the year comes to an end, our team has paused to reflect on the things we have been grateful for over the last 12 months. And there are plenty of things to celebrate!
We recently received a beautiful poem from a young person after he was inspired by a visit to one of Adelaide’s beaches in winter with his carers.
A group of young care leavers recently accepted the award for The voice of children and young people at the inaugural SA Child Protection Awards. We sat down with two members of the group to find out more about their work and their contribution to improving the system for current and future children and young people in care.
For the fourth year in a row, safety and stability remain the top presenting issues from children and young people living in South Australia’s child protection system, according to the Guardian for Children and Young People Annual Report 2020-2021.
Transitioning from care can be a scary time for some young people. Thankfully, one young person is flourishing in their transition from care, which they say has a lot to do with the support of their residential carers and case worker.
South Australia’s highly stressed child protection system is contributing to the ‘criminalisation’ of children and young people in care, a new interim report from the Office of the Guardian has found.
After my recent resignation as the Child and Young Person’s Visitor, there has been some understandable confusion. This note is to clarify that I am continuing in my other roles as the Guardian for Children and Young People, and Training Centre Visitor.
The number of children in care attending government schools is steadily declining, according to our latest education report.
In celebration of Foster and Kinship Carers Week, we would like to say a big ‘thank you’ to all the wonderful foster and kinship carers.
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.