On Friday 27th February, Minister for Families and Children, Jenny Mikakos, chaired the first meeting of the Ministerial Advisory Committee for Children in Out-of-Home Care.
Its first task is to recommend strategies on how to recruit more foster carers and retain those already supporting children who have experienced abuse and neglect.
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Deb Tsorbaris, CEO, today warmly welcomed the State Government’s $19 million package of improved funding for homes and services that provide care for highly vulnerable children and young people.
The 18th Biennial International Foster Care Conference “Tell Someone Who Cares” will take place in Sydney, Australia.
The Conference dates are November 8-11, 2015. The 2015 International Conference will provide an opportunity to showcase foster, kinship & relative care in a National Australian context and international keynote speakers will present the important, innovative work being undertaken in other parts of the world.
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On Friday 12th December, the Centre for Excellence in Child & Family Welfare attended a meeting with the Commissioner for Children and Young People, FCAV and Medibank Health Solutions in relation to "Improving the Health of Vulnerable Children".
Following the meeting Medibank has confirmed that it has the following policy in relation to children in kinship and guardianship arrangements (not fostercare):
"The types of orders we will accept for adding a child under a guardianship arrangement are:
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