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Department for Child Protection
Department for Child Protection
https://www.childprotection.sa.gov.au
+61 8 8124 4185
+61 8 8124 4185
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
A message to our carers about the return to school, COVIDKids service and answers to frequently asked questions (17 January 2022).
Read here
Caring for Aboriginal children and young people
Resources for carers of Aboriginal children and young people to support connection to culture.
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Increased support for carers
Foster and kinship carers for children under the age of 16 will receive an additional fortnightly $50 allowance to their payments from January 2022.
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Caring Together
Information and news for foster and kinship carers in South Australia. Issue 2 contains a special feature on Foster and Kinship Carer Week.
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Free water safety and survival programs
Carers with children aged 3-12 years can register them for a free program which teaches life-saving water safety skills.
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Statement of Commitment
Foster and kinship carers’ vital contribution to supporting vulnerable children and young people is at the heart of the partnership framework.
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Carer News
Carer News
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Mobile vaccination clinic this week
18/01/22Carers and children and young people are invited to a mobile vaccination clinic and activity day in the south this Friday! -
COVID-19 update for carers
17/01/22A message to our carers about the return to school, COVIDKids service and answers to frequently asked questions. -
COVID-19 update for carers
10/01/22A Happy New Year to all foster and kinship carers, we hope you had an opportunity to spend some quality time with your family, friends and loved ones. -
Independent inquiry into foster and kinship care to start in January
23/12/21An independent inquiry into foster and kinship care will start on 8 January 2022, with Dr Fiona Arney appointed by the State Government as the reviewer to lead it.
Department for Child Protection
https://www.childprotection.sa.gov.au/carers
22 Jan 2022 5:50 pm