October Advocacy Wrap Up
As hard as it is to believe that we’ve reached the end of October, and that the end of 2021 is looming closer – here we are! This month at […]
September Advocacy Update
Another month, another advocacy update from CREATE! There’s been so much going on this month in the Child Protection space around Australia. Each month our Influencing Committee meet to discuss […]
CREATE Foundation calls for making it 21 nationally!
Monday, 13th September, 2021, CREATE supports Homestretch Symposium #2, the continued collaborative effort to elevate the voices of children and young people in care, towards the urgently needed implementation of […]
Now is the time for government to listen to First Nations Peoples on keeping families together, SAFE AND SUPPORTED!
CREATE Foundation calls on the Australian Government to listen to the voices of First Nations Peoples and learn from its historical mistakes. Current statistics demonstrate an alarming realisation that we […]
MEDIA RELEASE: CREATE applauds NT Government’s vital move to support young care leavers to 21!
The Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities Minister Kate Warden recently shared the NT government’s commitment to supporting young people to remain in care three additional years, to the […]
MEDIA RELEASE: ANNOUNCING THE LATEST INDEPENDENT SURVEY OF YOUNG PEOPLE’S CARE EXPERIENCES
The latest independent survey of children and young people with an out-of-home care experience will be released on Tuesday 25th May, 2021. For 20 years, CREATE Foundation has informed government […]
CREATE Foundation’s Statement on Youth Justice in the Media
CREATE believes that the recent announcement of tough new action to target repeat youth offenders in Queensland does not address the causes of youth crime or the complex support needs […]
CREATE Supports the Call for a National Approach to Residential Care Crisis
The subject of the Australia’s child protection system has been in the media spotlight this week following ‘Broken Homes’, a very concerning investigation by Four Corners into residential care, and […]
CREATE calls for independent monitoring to keep kids safe
CREATE Foundation acknowledges the complexity of keeping children safe, yet is very concerned to hear of any instances of failings to protect a child. As an independent advocate for children […]