The Carnarvon Group Home was established in Carnarvon in 1997 by the Department for Family and Children's Services to provide short term accommodation for children at risk. In 2014, the Carnavon Group Home provided residential care on a family model and was run by Parkerville Children and Youth Care (Inc).
Sources used to compile this entry: Information Services, Department for Community Development, Signposts: A Guide for Children and Young People in Care in WA from 1920, Government of Western Australia, 2004, https://signposts.communities.wa.gov.au//pdf/pdf.aspx; Department for Child Protection and Family Support, internal document 'Country Family Group Homes - All Items' received 7 March 2014.
Prepared by: Debra Rosser
Created: 15 March 2011, Last modified: 13 October 2014