The Salvation Army is a worldwide Christian Church with international headquarters in London. It delivers a range of social programs and services in Australia. In the Australian Capital Territory, the Salvation Army runs the Oasis Youth Residential Service.
A number of children and young people from the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) were transferred to New South Wales (NSW) to be placed in ‘care’. Under a Commonwealth agreement called the Child Welfare Agreement Ordinance 1941, children who were committed to institutions by courts in the Australian Capital Territory went to placements in New South…
The Deserted Wives and Children Ordinance 1932 (Act no. 16/1932) is an ordinance to amend the Deserted Wives and Children Act 1901 of the State of New South Wales, in its application to the Territory. It was passed on 4 August 1932 and repealed by the Maintenance Act 1968 on 1 January 1969. As this…
Berwick House, in Curtin, was established in 1968 and run by Dr Barnardos in Australia. It was a family group home that provided long-term accommodation for 8 to 10 children who were considered unable to live at home. It also housed some boys who were government wards awaiting private foster homes. In 1983, Berwick House…
Marymead holds over 400 boxes of card files and paper files dating from its inception in 1967 to the present day. The number of files is substantial as thousands of children or young people have stayed at the home and long term residents could be with Marymead for upwards of 10 years. A file has…
Please contact Marymead Child and Family Centre: Postal Address: PO Box 4260, Kingston ACT 2604 Phone: (02) 6162 5800 Email: programs@marymead.org.au Website: http://www.marymead.org.au/
Barnardos House, Downer, opened in Canberra in 1964. It housed 10 to 15 boys and girls of all ages at a time, both temporarily and permanently, and sought to place children in foster homes where possible. In 1982, Barnardos House became the Barnardos Children’s Family Centre. Barnardos House was the first Home to offer permanent…
Birralee, in Downer, was a government run shelter established around 1957. It offered emergency accommodation for children and young people aged up to 16 years. It was run by a matron and could accommodate 8 children at a time. 30 children passed through the Home between 1966-1967. Birralee closed in 1968. ‘Birralee’ shelter does not…
The ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher presented a formal apology to people who have been affected by past forced adoption practices in Australia from the late 1940s through to the 1980s on the 14th August 2012 at the ACT Legislative Assembly in Canberra. The apology by the ACT Government acknowledged that Commonwealth policies significantly affected…
The Post and Ante Natal Depression Support and Information Group (PANDSI) is an ACT-wide organisation that came into being in 1989. PANDSI aims to empower those affected by maternal depression through advocacy, support and education. The organisation provides ongoing telephone support, drop-in services and facilitated support groups. The foundations of PANDSI were in a ‘self-help’…
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