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South Australia’s inaugural Child and Young Person’s Visitor, who was legislated to conduct inspections and advocate for the welfare of children living in residential care following a Royal Commission, has resigned saying a lack of government funding means she can’t do the job.
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The State Government has rejected a Royal Commission recommendation to house “high-needs” children in care in a secure facility, after advocates warned doing so would only serve to incarcerate vulnerable young people and cause them distress.
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The SA Government has today released a new cross-government strategy that promises to curb a “concerning” spike in child protection notifications and reduce the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children in care.
UPDATED | In today’s Notes on Adelaide, we report on a disturbing secrecy trend for the state public service and ask why one of South Australia’s biggest urban developments remains in planning limbo.
A government committee has cast doubt on the Department for Child Protection’s progress in implementing recommendations from the Nyland Royal Commission, after it found more than a quarter of SA children who died since 2005 had contact with child protection services.
Survivors of institutional child sexual abuse in South Australia have described their crippling pain, anger and loss of innocence as they gathered in Adelaide to watch Prime Minister Scott Morrison deliver the National Apology.
