When we set out to learn more about reports of dual involved children and young people being held at the Adelaide City Watch House, we quickly discovered that this practice is far more common than we thought.
We break down some numbers for Aboriginal ‘dual involved’ children and young people and highlight the good, and not so good, news about how they are faring.
Interim findings from our new South Australian Dual Involved project indicate that significant resourcing pressures are hindering the ability of child protection staff to do their best for individual children and young people who are caught up in the state’s care and youth justice systems.
Esther talks about her intern experience and the privilege she felt when meeting the young people behind the statistics, from their needs, desires and hopes for their future.
A new report summarising the trends relating to Aboriginal children and young people in the child protection and youth justice systems has raised concerns…
We were lucky enough to have our first law student complete an internship with our office last year. We set Brooke the task to research the concept of doli incapax…
We would like to give a warm welcome to our new Principal Advocate for the Training Centre Visitor Unit (TCVU), Simone Deegan. Simone will be
This opinion piece was written by Guardian for Children and Young People, Penny Wright. It was featured in The Advertiser on 23rd December 2020. Every
For the third consecutive year safety and stability in care continues to be the biggest advocacy issue raised by children and young people in care,
Humane and respectful reforms for children and young people detained in SA’s only youth detention centre have been highlighted in the Training Centre Visitor’s latest
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.