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Care circles

Reach:
NSW
Focus area:
Indigenous
Status:
Current
Evaluated:
No

Overview

Care circles is a program where Aboriginal people acting as community representatives in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales help the Children's Court make some decisions about Aboriginal kids. These decisions are about 'care matters' so they are usually about where kids should live, who they see, or services the family may need to help them care for their kids.

Department of Justice and Attorney General NSW abstract

Contacts

Crime Prevention Division
Department of Justice and Attorney General
Locked Bag 5111
Parramatta NSW 2124
Ph: (02) 8688 3277
Fax: (02) 8688 9627
Email: cpd_unit@agd.nsw.gov.au

Related publications

Care Circles (2009)

NSW Department of Justice and Attorney General, NSW Department of Community Services

This factsheet by the Department of Justice and Attorney General, and the Department of Community Services presents information on care circles for Aboriginal children, including the following topics:

what care circles are
where care circles take place
how they work
who takes part
who can be a community representative.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract