Child Welfare Reception Home was the new name given in 1953 to the Government Receiving Home in Mount Lawley. It gave temporary accommodation to children and young people who were: awaiting placement with foster parents or institutions; staying in Perth for medical or dental treatment; and referred from or awaiting appearances at the Children’s Court. In 1973 Child Welfare Reception Home became the Mt Lawley Reception Home.
The Home was run by the Child Welfare Department and had a number of functions. It was a temporary place for children coming into the child welfare system who went on to placement in an institution or foster home. Children from the country who had no family in Perth might also stay there while they had medical or dental treatment in Perth. The Reception Home also took children who had been referred from the Children’s Court.
In 1954, the Home was criticised by an academic study which found that the facilities were old, inappropriate and depressing; that there was too much (and unnecessary) use of solitary confinement, and that the treatment of juvenile offenders in the State was well behind modern standards of practice.
From
1953
To
1972
Alternative Names
Child Welfare Receiving Home
Child Welfare Department Reception Centre
1953 - 1972
The Child Welfare Reception Home was on the corner of Walcott and Lord Streets, Mount Lawley, Western Australia (Building Still standing)
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