Posted on 15 December 2011 by Cate O'Neill
Tags: Forgotten Australians, leaving care
A new book explores the experiences of young people leaving state out-of-home care in Australia. Making the transition from out-of-home care is a critical time for young people who have grown up in out-of-home care. They are often expected to become independent at an earlier age than most young people. The book, Young people leaving state out-of-home care: Australian policy …
Posted on 1 December 2011 by Cate O'Neill
Tags: adoption, apology, forced adoption, Kate Cocks Memorial Babies Home, South Australia, Uniting Church of Australia
On 29 November 2011, the Uniting Church and UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide issued an ‘unreserved apology to mothers who may have been forced to give up their children for adoption and to children who may have been forcibly removed from their mothers’.
The apology was made as part of its submission to the Senate …
