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New abuse allegations have emerged from the former disgraced Families SA, including claims children in residential care were asked to film sexual activity between peers and staff, and told to have an abortion because of their race.
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The Department for Child Protection will spend millions shifting a program that provides support for kinship carers to the private sector, as part of a State Government push to better connect Aboriginal children in care with their culture.
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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.
Children in state care are voluntarily choosing to stay in prison because they feel fearful and unsafe at residential care facilities, South Australia’s guardian for children has revealed.
South Australia’s inaugural Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People says she is unable to investigate “pressing systemic issues” facing Indigenous youth as the State Government has failed to legislate her role.
The Child Protection Department has slashed the cost of caring for children by 12 per cent in the past year, with changes to where children are placed and contract reform credited for the savings.
