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Department for Child Protection

  • Reporting child abuse
    • Report child abuse or neglect
    • Mandated notifiers and their role
    • Preparing to report child abuse
    • Indicators of abuse or neglect
    • What not to report as child abuse or neglect
    • Responding to a child about abuse or neglect
  • Child protection initiatives
    • Information sharing guidelines
    • Interagency Code of Practice
    • Family Matters
    • Backpacks 4 SA Kids
    • National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2009 to 2020
    • Rapid Response
    • Support services for children, young people and families
      • Family support services
      • Local community support services
      • Aboriginal and multicultural support services
      • Counselling support services
      • Additional support services
  • Children in care
    • Become a foster carer
      • Types of foster care
      • Foster care agencies
      • Steps to become a foster carer
      • Foster care information sessions
      • Foster carer stories
      • Common questions about foster care
      • Who can be a foster carer?
    • Information for foster and kinship carers
      • Legislative changes - information for carers
      • Carer support payments
      • Identification cards for carers and guardians
      • Support for foster carers
      • Resources for foster and kinship carers
      • Child care assistance for carers
    • Foster carers charter
      • Aims of the Foster Carers Charter
      • Principles of the charter
      • Your rights as a relative, kinship or foster carer
      • Responsibilities of relative, kinship and foster carers
      • Making the charter work - checklists for carers and agency staff
      • Information, support and advocacy
      • Glossary - relative, kinship and foster care
    • Other Person Guardianship
      • What is Other Person Guardianship (OPG)?
      • Other Person Guardianship (OPG) process
      • Cultural considerations and OPG
      • Information for OP Guardians
      • Information for birth families
      • Stories from OPG carers
    • Out of home care
      • How children come into care
      • Types of out-of-home care
      • Temporary placements for children
      • Youth Court orders
      • Care for refugee children
    • Support for children in care
      • Additional support for children in care
      • Educational supports for children in care
      • Life Story work
      • Leaving care
      • Post care services
      • Supporting the Dame Roma Mitchell grants
    • Agency resources
  • Adoption
    • Changes to the Adoption Act
      • Changes to vetoes
      • Discharging adoption orders
      • Same-sex, single person and adult adoptions
      • Changes to naming and birth certificates
      • Adoption (Review) Amendment Act 2016
      • Review of the Adoption Act 1988
    • Adopting a local child
    • Adopting a step-child
    • Adopting an overseas child
    • Applying for adoption information
    • Placing a child for adoption
    • Statement of Wishes
  • Work with us
    • Careers in child protection
      • Child and youth support worker
      • Psychologists
      • Social workers
    • Vacancies within the Department for Child Protection
    • Child and youth support worker - residential care
    • Volunteering in child protection
    • Social work placements for students
  • The department
    • About us
      • Our story
      • The Chief Executive, Child Protection
      • About the Minister for Child Protection
    • Contact the department
      • Department for Child Protection offices
      • Making a complaint
      • Feedback for the department
      • Internal reviews
    • A fresh start
      • Key priority reforms
      • Aboriginal families and communities
      • Community and key partner engagement
      • Child protection reform governance
      • Child Safety and Wellbeing Advisory Panel (CSWAP)
      • Early Intervention Research Directorate (EIRD)
      • Recommendation progress
    • Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017
    • Media centre
    • Freedom of information
      • Freedom of Information
      • Provision of information to care leavers
      • Proactive disclosure of government information
      • Disclosure logs
    • Royal Commissions and reviews
      • Foster and kinship care reviews
      • Child Protection Systems Royal Commission
      • Children in state care
      • Children on the APY Lands
      • Child protection reviews
    • Reporting and statistics
    • Research and evaluation

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  • Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017
  • Media centre
  • Freedom of information
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    • Provision of information to care leavers
    • Proactive disclosure of government information
    • Disclosure logs
  • Royal Commissions and reviews
  • Reporting and statistics
  • Research and evaluation

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  • Reporting child abuse
    • Report child abuse or neglect
    • Mandated notifiers and their role
    • Preparing to report child abuse
    • Indicators of abuse or neglect
    • What not to report as child abuse or neglect
    • Responding to a child about abuse or neglect
  • Child protection initiatives
    • Information sharing guidelines
    • Interagency Code of Practice
    • Family Matters
    • Backpacks 4 SA Kids
    • National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2009 to 2020
    • Rapid Response
    • Support services for children, young people and families
      • Family support services
      • Local community support services
      • Aboriginal and multicultural support services
      • Counselling support services
      • Additional support services
  • Children in care
    • Become a foster carer
      • Types of foster care
      • Foster care agencies
      • Steps to become a foster carer
      • Foster care information sessions
      • Foster carer stories
        • Foster carers – Henny and Dave's story
        • Long term and respite carers – Nicole and Scott's story
        • Full time worker and respite carer – Jane's story
        • Emergency foster care – Ann and Anthony's story
        • Weekend and occasional school holiday respite care – Mary and Peter's story
      • Common questions about foster care
      • Who can be a foster carer?
    • Information for foster and kinship carers
      • Legislative changes - information for carers
      • Carer support payments
      • Identification cards for carers and guardians
      • Support for foster carers
      • Resources for foster and kinship carers
      • Child care assistance for carers
    • Foster carers charter
      • Aims of the Foster Carers Charter
      • Principles of the charter
      • Your rights as a relative, kinship or foster carer
      • Responsibilities of relative, kinship and foster carers
      • Making the charter work - checklists for carers and agency staff
      • Information, support and advocacy
      • Glossary - relative, kinship and foster care
    • Other Person Guardianship
      • What is Other Person Guardianship (OPG)?
      • Other Person Guardianship (OPG) process
      • Cultural considerations and OPG
      • Information for OP Guardians
      • Information for birth families
      • Stories from OPG carers
    • Out of home care
      • How children come into care
      • Types of out-of-home care
      • Temporary placements for children
      • Youth Court orders
      • Care for refugee children
    • Support for children in care
      • Additional support for children in care
      • Educational supports for children in care
      • Life Story work
      • Leaving care
      • Post care services
      • Supporting the Dame Roma Mitchell grants
    • Agency resources
  • Adoption
    • Changes to the Adoption Act
      • Changes to vetoes
      • Discharging adoption orders
      • Same-sex, single person and adult adoptions
      • Changes to naming and birth certificates
      • Adoption (Review) Amendment Act 2016
      • Review of the Adoption Act 1988
    • Adopting a local child
    • Adopting a step-child
    • Adopting an overseas child
    • Applying for adoption information
    • Placing a child for adoption
    • Statement of Wishes
  • Work with us
    • Careers in child protection
      • Child and youth support worker
      • Psychologists
      • Social workers
    • Vacancies within the Department for Child Protection
    • Child and youth support worker - residential care
    • Volunteering in child protection
    • Social work placements for students
  • The department
    • About us
      • Our story
        • 2016-17 Annual Report - Section A
        • 2016-17 Annual Report - Section B
        • 2016-17 Annual Report - Section C
      • The Chief Executive, Child Protection
      • About the Minister for Child Protection
    • Contact the department
      • Department for Child Protection offices
      • Making a complaint
      • Feedback for the department
      • Internal reviews
    • A fresh start
      • Key priority reforms
        • Child Safety Pathway
        • Child and Family Assessment and Referral Networks (CFARNs)
        • Out of Home Care
      • Aboriginal families and communities
      • Community and key partner engagement
      • Child protection reform governance
      • Child Safety and Wellbeing Advisory Panel (CSWAP)
      • Early Intervention Research Directorate (EIRD)
      • Recommendation progress
        • Universal services
        • Early intervention
        • Addressing child safety concerns
        • Children with diverse needs
        • Out of home care
        • Transitioning to adult life
        • Agency reforms
        • Advocacy, oversight and accountability
        • All recommendations
    • Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017
    • Media centre
    • Freedom of information
      • Freedom of Information
      • Provision of information to care leavers
      • Proactive disclosure of government information
      • Disclosure logs
    • Royal Commissions and reviews
      • Foster and kinship care reviews
      • Child Protection Systems Royal Commission
        • Responses to Child Protection Systems Royal Commission
        • A fresh start focus groups
        • About the response to the Royal Commission
        • How will this change the child protection system?
        • Frequently asked questions - 'A fresh start'
      • Children in state care
      • Children on the APY Lands
      • Child protection reviews
    • Reporting and statistics
    • Research and evaluation

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  • Reporting child abuse
    • Report child abuse or neglect
    • Mandated notifiers and their role
    • Preparing to report child abuse
    • Indicators of abuse or neglect
    • What not to report as child abuse or neglect
    • Responding to a child about abuse or neglect
  • Child protection initiatives
    • Information sharing guidelines
    • Interagency Code of Practice
    • Family Matters
    • Backpacks 4 SA Kids
    • National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2009 to 2020
    • Rapid Response
    • Support services for children, young people and families
      • Family support services
      • Local community support services
      • Aboriginal and multicultural support services
      • Counselling support services
      • Additional support services
  • Children in care
    • Become a foster carer
      • Types of foster care
      • Foster care agencies
      • Steps to become a foster carer
      • Foster care information sessions
      • Foster carer stories
        • Foster carers – Henny and Dave's story
        • Long term and respite carers – Nicole and Scott's story
        • Full time worker and respite carer – Jane's story
        • Emergency foster care – Ann and Anthony's story
        • Weekend and occasional school holiday respite care – Mary and Peter's story
      • Common questions about foster care
      • Who can be a foster carer?
    • Information for foster and kinship carers
      • Legislative changes - information for carers
      • Carer support payments
      • Identification cards for carers and guardians
      • Support for foster carers
      • Resources for foster and kinship carers
      • Child care assistance for carers
    • Foster carers charter
      • Aims of the Foster Carers Charter
      • Principles of the charter
      • Your rights as a relative, kinship or foster carer
      • Responsibilities of relative, kinship and foster carers
      • Making the charter work - checklists for carers and agency staff
      • Information, support and advocacy
      • Glossary - relative, kinship and foster care
    • Other Person Guardianship
      • What is Other Person Guardianship (OPG)?
      • Other Person Guardianship (OPG) process
      • Cultural considerations and OPG
      • Information for OP Guardians
      • Information for birth families
      • Stories from OPG carers
    • Out of home care
      • How children come into care
      • Types of out-of-home care
      • Temporary placements for children
      • Youth Court orders
      • Care for refugee children
    • Support for children in care
      • Additional support for children in care
      • Educational supports for children in care
      • Life Story work
      • Leaving care
      • Post care services
      • Supporting the Dame Roma Mitchell grants
    • Agency resources
  • Adoption
    • Changes to the Adoption Act
      • Changes to vetoes
      • Discharging adoption orders
      • Same-sex, single person and adult adoptions
      • Changes to naming and birth certificates
      • Adoption (Review) Amendment Act 2016
      • Review of the Adoption Act 1988
    • Adopting a local child
    • Adopting a step-child
    • Adopting an overseas child
    • Applying for adoption information
    • Placing a child for adoption
    • Statement of Wishes
  • Work with us
    • Careers in child protection
      • Child and youth support worker
      • Psychologists
      • Social workers
    • Vacancies within the Department for Child Protection
    • Child and youth support worker - residential care
    • Volunteering in child protection
    • Social work placements for students
  • The department
    • About us
      • Our story
        • 2016-17 Annual Report - Section A
        • 2016-17 Annual Report - Section B
        • 2016-17 Annual Report - Section C
      • The Chief Executive, Child Protection
      • About the Minister for Child Protection
    • Contact the department
      • Department for Child Protection offices
      • Making a complaint
      • Feedback for the department
      • Internal reviews
    • A fresh start
      • Key priority reforms
        • Child Safety Pathway
        • Child and Family Assessment and Referral Networks (CFARNs)
        • Out of Home Care
      • Aboriginal families and communities
      • Community and key partner engagement
      • Child protection reform governance
      • Child Safety and Wellbeing Advisory Panel (CSWAP)
      • Early Intervention Research Directorate (EIRD)
      • Recommendation progress
        • Universal services
        • Early intervention
        • Addressing child safety concerns
        • Children with diverse needs
        • Out of home care
        • Transitioning to adult life
        • Agency reforms
        • Advocacy, oversight and accountability
        • All recommendations
    • Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017
    • Media centre
    • Freedom of information
      • Freedom of Information
      • Provision of information to care leavers
      • Proactive disclosure of government information
      • Disclosure logs
    • Royal Commissions and reviews
      • Foster and kinship care reviews
      • Child Protection Systems Royal Commission
        • Responses to Child Protection Systems Royal Commission
        • A fresh start focus groups
        • About the response to the Royal Commission
        • How will this change the child protection system?
        • Frequently asked questions - 'A fresh start'
      • Children in state care
      • Children on the APY Lands
      • Child protection reviews
    • Reporting and statistics
    • Research and evaluation