CREATE’s Position on Relationships with Caseworkers
Recently CREATE published a new position paper on Relationships with Caseworkers in the care system. Over the past year we’ve had several states conduct consultations with children and young people in the care system and from this research it is clear that the relationships between caseworkers and those in care can have a huge impact […]
CREATE launches Complaints Best Practice Guide resource grounded in the lived experience of young people
At CREATE, we believe that listening and responding to the views of children and young people in out-of-home care systems essential for best practice. A well-functioning child protection system is underpinned by an independent, transparent, child-and-young-person-friendly, accessible and responsive complaints mechanism. A common theme in CREATE’s research reports is about how complaints systems are not […]
Voices in Action – the CREATE Foundation Podcast
Voices in Action is a podcast by CREATE Foundation giving a platform to children and young people in care. In the coming weeks CREATE will be launching it’s first episode of the Voices in Action Podcast. This podcast has been created as a platform for young people to talk about a range of issues that […]
Global Advocacy in Action: Our Interview with Dora
Dora is an officer with the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. She, alongside a group of colleagues and Hong Kong care leavers, came to Australia last year for our Voices in Action Nothing About Us, Without Us conference. We wanted to find out what inspired Dora to join us for our Melbourne conference, and […]
CREATE Tasmania’s “CREATE n Paint” Art Competition
Recently, CREATE in Tasmania held their first virtual art comp Connection Event – and what an amazing event it has been! The theme was “connection to family, siblings and friends”. Each household was sent an art and craft pack in the mail. Families could use these materials and other art supplies which they had in […]
CREATE Statement in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
CREATE stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, including the young people we support and the organisations we work alongside every day. There’s an overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care that can’t be ignored, and the child welfare system significantly impacts Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. […]
Stuck at Home Competition Winners
Thank you for all the AMAZING entries to our Stuck at Home Competition! The entries were so great that we had to call in some help to decide who would win. We asked three Young Consultants, Sonja, Jake, and Terry, to choose the winners for us. Congratulations to all of our awesome winners, we hope […]
Ideas to help you through being stuck at home
Having a day at home to do nothing can be amazing, but having weeks or months straight of being home can be hard to handle. Luckily there are a lot of free resources out there right now so you can spend your time at home trying new activities, getting back into your hobbies, or learning […]
Hear our Voices! CREATE advocacy during COVID-19
If you’re finding things hard and need some support, or you need information about services or coronavirus, visit our COVID-19 update blog. If you’re wondering how this will impact you as a child or young person with a care experience, visit out COVID-19 FAQs. If you’re looking for ideas of what you can do at […]
