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“Concerning” drop in SA Aboriginal child placement rate

South Australia’s Guardian for Children and Young People has criticised a “concerning” decline in the number of Aboriginal children being placed with Aboriginal carers in the state’s child protection system.

Opinion

A damning set of child protection statistics

South Australia’s expenditure on child protection continues to explode – but is it leading to better outcomes? Simon Schrapel examines the latest damning data on children being placed in out-of-home care.

National

Australia’s child protection services crisis

SA’s ongoing child protection challenges reflect a national “crisis” in services which is forcing some Australian agencies to resort to glossy advertising campaigns and mass hiring sprees in a desperate attempt to attract staff to key frontline roles.

Local

Govt faces “significant challenges” implementing child protection reform

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.

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Criminalising bullies won't work: children's advocates

South Australia’s leading advocates for children and young people have appealed to the State Government to refrain from adopting a punitive approach to tackling bullying ahead of a decision on whether to criminalise the behaviour.