The Glandore Unit was opened in 1975 by the government at Glandore. It operated as a non-secure unit providing accommodation for boys released from McNally Training Centre, and its successor the South Australian Youth Training Centre. It also assisted the boys to find work and gradually move back into the community. The Glandore Unit closed…
Pleasant Avenue Cottage was the new name given to the Glandore Family Home in 1975. Run by the government it was situated on the ground of the former Glandore Boys’ Home in Glandore. The Cottage generally accommodated six State children. Pleasant Avenue Cottage closed in 1979. Pleasant Avenue Cottage was the new name given to…
The Gilles Plains Assessment Unit replaced the Gilles Plains Community Unit in 1992. Run by the government, the Assessment Unit was built at the same Gilles Plains address. It provided short-term emergency care for up to eight children between the ages of eight to upper teens. The Gilles Plains Assessment Unit was still operating in…
The government-run Adelaide Youth Training Centre opened at Cavan in 2012. It replaced the Magill Training Centre and Cavan Training Centre as a secure institution for young offenders. The Centre focuses on education and rehabilitation for young men and women aged between 10 and 18 who are on remand and detention warrants. The Centre accommodates…
Hay Community Unit was opened by the government at Lockleys in 1979 on the site of the former Hay Cottage. The Hay Community Unit was the new name given to the Elizabeth Grace Community Unit when it transferred to the Lockleys site. The Unit accommodated six girls, aged 14 to 18 and provided an outreach…
Port Pirie Family Home was the new name given to Port Pirie Cottage in 1972. Run by the government this Family Home in Port Pirie provided emergency and short-term care for children while a family crisis was being assessed or while other placement options were being determined. Family Homes accommodated up to eight children. Port…
The Clarence Park Assessment Unit was opened by the government at Clarence Park in 1990, on the site of the former Southern Region Admission Unit. It provided short-term accommodation to children in State care while their residential and care needs were assessed. The Unit closed in 1991-92. Its functions were transferred to the Sturt Community…
The Boys Reformatory, Magill was established in 1869 in the northern wing of the Magill Industrial School. Run by the Destitute Board, it accommodated boys who had been charged with an offence or were considered to have behavioural problems. In 1880 the boys were moved to a ship in Largs Bay, The Reformatory Hulk, Fitzjames….
The Colonial Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1846 by the Colonial Government at Parkside. It operated as a temporary institution for people suffering from mental illness who were previously kept at the Adelaide Gaol. It is possible that children may have been among the patients. The opening of the new purpose built Adelaide Lunatic Asylum…
In 2006 Julia Farr Services became part of Disability SA and was renamed Highgate Park. It continued to provide residential care for people with disabilities in 2018. Young people, 15 years and up, are still admitted to Highgate Park. It also included an aged-care facility run by the ACH Group. Highgate Park was closed in…
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