The Woodville Assessment Unit opened in Woodville in 1990. Run by the Department for Family and Community Services, it provided short term, smaller group care for State children. During 1991-92 it took over part of the role of the Clarence Park Assessment Unit. In 1992 it was renamed the Woodville Community Unit. During the 1970s…
The Western Region Admission Unit (WRAU) was opened by the government in 1980 at Somerton Park. It was located on the former site of Central Region Admission Unit, the name given to Reception Cottage from 1979. In 1983 the WRAU moved to the former site of Hay Community Unit which moved to Mile End. The…
Sturt Community Unit was the new name given to Unit Living, Marion, in 1990. Run by the government it consisted of five self-contained units in Sturt. The Sturt Unit provided longer term residential care and support to a range of children in State care. In 1995 the Sturt Community Unit closed and was replaced by…
The Southern Region Group Home was the new name given to the Merrilama Cottage at Glenelg in 1979. Run by the government, it accommodated up to eight teenage young offenders. In 1981 the Group Home moved to Glandore. The Southern Region Group Home was renamed the Glandore Community Unit in 1990. The Southern Region Group…
The Southern Region Admission Unit (SRAU) was opened by the government on the site of the former Clark Cottage at Clarence Park in 1979. It provided emergency care for up to eight children between the ages of 10 and 17. In 1989-90 the admission unit became the Clarence Park Assessment Unit. The Southern Region Admission…
The Seaford Youth Support Unit was established at Seaford by the government in 1980 and took over part of the role of the Christies Beach Family Home which closed the same year. The Youth Support Unit provided outreach services to young people. The closing date for this Unit is not known. The Seaford Youth Support…
The Northern Region Group Home was the new name given to Spence Cottage in Kensington Gardens in 1980. Run by the government the Home provided longer term accommodation for State children in their upper teens. The closing date for this Home is not known. The Northern Region Group Home was the new name given to…
Regency Park Community Unit was the new name given to the North Adelaide Community Unit after it transferred its operation to Regency Park in 1997. It was run by the Department as a residential care unit. According to the Report of the Children in State Care Inquiry 2004-2008 children as young as eight were sometimes…
The Northern Region Admission Unit (NRAU) was the new name given to Stirling Cottage at St Peters in 1979. Run by the government, the Unit provided short term accommodation for up to eight children. In the early 1980s the Unit moved to Enfield. In 1990 the Northern Region Admission Unit was replaced by a purpose…
The North Adelaide Community Unit was the new name given to Stuart House Boys’ Hostel in 1990. It was run by the government as a home for older school boys under the care of the Department. Boys attended local schools and took part in other community activities. In 1997 the North Adelaide Community Unit relocated…
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