CREATE Foundation calls on QLD to cease locking up children in adult watch houses
CREATE Foundation has renewed calls on the Queensland Government to immediately cease detaining children in adult watch houses following the Guardian Australia article that exposed “horrendous” and “inhumane” conditions in […]
Queensland’s Transition to Adulthood Month Paves the Way for a Brighter Future for Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Queensland’s Transition to Adulthood Month Paves the Way for a Brighter Future for Youth in Out-of-Home Care The much-anticipated Transition to Adulthood Month (T2A Month) kicks off today and is […]
CREATE’s Statement on the Voice outcome
Despite disappointment around the outcome of the referendum for many organisations and communities, collective efforts towards ensuring the rights of First Nations children and young people to have a voice […]
Urgent Action Needed to Address Over-representation of Aboriginal Children in South Australia’s Child Protection System
CREATE welcomes the preliminary report of the Inquiry into the application of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle (ATSICPP) in the removal and placement of Aboriginal children […]
Disturbing Footage out of the Northern Territory Sparks Calls to Protect Kids’ Rights
Last week The Australian newspaper released distressing footage and images of a child being forcibly removed from a home in the Northern Territory by police officers. It is believed the […]
Vulnerable Kids Deserve Better
CREATE Foundation, Australia’s peak consumer body representing the voices of children and young people with a care experience, echoes concerns raised in the recent article published in The Sydney Morning […]
ADULT WATCH HOUSES ARE NO PLACE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS SAYS CREATE FOUNDATION
In a disgraceful move last week the Queensland Government passed legislative amendments to override its own Human Rights Act 2019 to allow children as young as 10 to be detained […]
CREATE Foundation: Shaping a Better Future for Australia’s Children during National Protection Week
National Child Protection Week kicks off next week from 3 – 9 September, marking one of the most important weeks in CREATE Foundation’s calendar. CREATE Foundation’s CEO, Jacqui Reed, says […]
Being in care must not mean missing out on school – new research announcement
If you grow up in out-of-home care, you are more likely to miss out on school and only 57% of young care leavers (aged 18-25) manage to complete Year 12 […]
