Young People Deserve Care Beyond 18 Years

Foster Care, Kinship Care, Media Releases, News, Out of home care (OOHC), Residential Care / leaving care, Legislation

21 July 2016

Extending the age that young people leave state care should be an important plank in government and police efforts to keep young people out of the criminal justice system and support them to get a better start in life, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare CEO Deb Tsorbaris said today.

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Research Symposium 29 & 30 October

Events, Foster Care, Kinship Care, Members, News, Out of home care (OOHC), Policy, Research, Residential Care / Children’s rights, leaving care, Legislation

5^th Annual Sector Research Symposium

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Ministerial Advisory Council

CEO Updates, Foster Care, Kinship Care, Media Releases, Members, News, Out of home care (OOHC), Residential Care / Children’s rights, leaving care, Legislation

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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