The Care for Children Advisory Committee was established in 1999 to provide advice on matters relating to the out of home ‘care’ sector to the departments responsible for child welfare in Western Australia. The committee ceased operating in February 2002.
The Out of Home Preventative and Alternative Care Planning and Coordination Committee was established by the Western Australian government in September 1994. Its role was to advise the Director-General of the Department responsible for child welfare on how services in the out-of-home ‘care’ sector could be integrated and enhanced.
The Consultative Committee on Residential Child Care (CCRCC) was established by the Premier of Western Australia in 1977 as an Interim committee, as a result of the Committee of Inquiry into Residential Child Care. The CCRCC had a developmental review and evaluation role over out-of-home ‘care’ practices in WA and reported to the Minister responsible…
The Department of Aboriginal Affairs (DAA) was formed on 17 May 2013, as a new name for the Department of Indigenous Affairs. The DAA has an information service and other resources for Aboriginal family history in Western Australia. On 30 June 2017, the Department of Aboriginal Affairs’ functions were divided between four government departments, with…
The Department for Child Protection and Family Support (DCPFS) was created on 17 May 2013 as a new name for the Department for Child Protection. It is the lead agency responsible for the care and protection of children in Western Australia. On 1 July 2017, the Department for Child Protection and Family Support became part…
Global Mission Partners (GMP) is an agency of the Australian Churches of Christ. In 2012, GMP merged with the Australian Churches of Christ Indigenous Ministries (ACCIM). ACCIM held photographs for children who had been in mission centres run by the Churches of Christ Federal Aborigines Mission Board Inc in Western Australia. These photographs are now…
The Ministering Children’s League was a British organisation founded in 1884, with branches operating globally and across Australia. The League conducted charitable work, such as supporting, fundraising for, and running various institutions such as hospitals, respite/convalescent homes, and children’s homes. The League was non-sectarian and included adult and child members. It operated with the objective…
The Ministering Children’s League Convalescent Home was established at Cottesloe Beach in 1897 for adults. A few children were admitted as paying inpatients during the early years of the Home, but thereafter were only admitted to the Convalescent Home during 1943, when 50 children from rural WA came to stay as part of a Country…
The Grove Library is a key repository for photographs and historical information about Children’s Homes and other institutions that were located in the Perth suburbs of Cottesloe, Mosman Park, Peppermint Grove and Buckland Hill. ‘The Grove’ also has a growing online image collection and a community history section. The Grove’s Community History Library welcomes donations…
Nulsen Haven Association (Inc) was established when the Mentally Incurable Children’s Association changed its name in 1986. It was a disability services organisation, providing services including accommodation, therapy, nursing, recreation, skill development programs, community participation, training and creative development.
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