The Advocate for Children and Young People has commenced hearings as part of the Special Inquiry into children and young people placed into alternative care arrangements (often referred to as ACAs or High-Cost Emergency Placements), which includes the use of hotels, motels, caravan parks, serviced apartments and other similar settings as emergency accommodation.
If you are a child or young people who is currently in an alternative care arrangement (ACA), or has previous experience being in an ACA in the past 10 years, we want to hear from you.
The Advocate is speaking with children and young people to hear directly from them about their experiences in ACAs and explore what changes can made to better support them and others in the future.
Some of the things we are interested in hearing from you about include:
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Informed by lessons of the past, ACYP is improving how we work with Aboriginal people and communities. We listen and learn from the knowledge, strength and resilience of Stolen Generations Survivors, Aboriginal Elders and Aboriginal communities.