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  • Conference Looks to Improving...

    News February 1, 2017 The call for national reform to extend out-of-home care for young people beyond 18 is gaining momentum... read more »
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    Latest US State to Extend Care to...

    News January 5, 2017 North Carolina extends care to 21 years. Watch the video... read more »

  • Watch to see why we must extend...

    Video December 22, 2016 Interviews with Dr Mark Courtney, Dylan Langley, Kiera Kauler, Alice Salmani and Chair of Home Stretch, Paul McDonald. ... read more »

  • The Aussie kids terrified of their...

    News December 19, 2016 JUST days before his 18th birthday, Dylan Langley, a cheerful blonde-haired Essendon fanatic, was told to start “looking for a homeless shelter”.... read more »

  • International expert visits...

    Blog December 16, 2016 Professor Courtney presented findings from the USA’s most widely cited research of youth leaving foster care.... read more »

  • How many ministers would throw...

    News December 15, 2016 Enforced independence at 18 can be premature and disastrous for vulnerable young people in care.... read more »

  • ‘Kidults’ new research

    Blog December 2, 2016 63 % of parents would let their grown-up offspring live in the family home... read more »

  • State Homeless package welcome,...

    Media November 12, 2016 The State Government’s announcement on young homeless assistance is welcome but has a glaring deficiency for the welfare of Victoria’s most vulnerable children... read more »

  • #Outontheirown

    Video November 9, 2016 Leaving care: The generation of Aussie foster kids making it on their own. Watch SBS 'The Feed' video here ... read more »

  • What it’s like growing up in...

    News, Video November 2, 2016 "People celebrate their 18th because they're legal and able to drink but for me it was ... now I have to leave." ... read more »
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Latest Articles

  • Changing the future for care leaversDecember 15, 2025
  • How we achieved “the most significant Australian child welfare reform in a generation”September 26, 2024
  • ACT legislates life-changing, first-of-its-kind reform for vulnerable young people in state careJune 27, 2024
  • Push for increased housing and social support for young people transitioning out of foster careJune 20, 2023
  • Foster care sector celebrates reform to support vulnerable young people to the age of 21June 20, 2023
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