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Temporary Care
Temporary Care is a term to describe the short term, emergency, respite or crisis accommodation of children and young people.
Aboriginal Women's Home, North Adelaide (1926 - c. 1975)
Central Region Admission Unit (1979 - 1980)
Christies Beach Family Home (1975? - 1980)
Miroma Respite Care (1985 - )
Northern Region Admission Unit (1979 - 1990)
Port Pirie Family Home (1972 - 1980)
Rose Cottage (1983 - 1993)
Southern Region Admission Unit (1979 - c. 1990)
Sturt Assessment Unit (1995 - )
Wanslea Children's Home (c. 1946 - 1980s)
Waverley House (1946 - 1964)
Western Region Admission Unit (1980 - 1986)
Term commonly found on child welfare records
A phrase, word or abbreviation commonly used as a shorthand notation within child welfare records.
Absconding
Charged (1895 - )
Delinquent
Fallen Women
Illegitimate Child
Juvenile Delinquency
Mental Defective
Mentally Retarded
Neglected Child (c. 1866 - )
Uncontrollable (c. 1895 - )
Uncontrolled (1941 - )
Weak-Minded
Type of 'care'
A method of providing for children who are not living with their families.
Baby farming (1867 - )
Boarding Out (1856 - c. 1960)
Community Unit (1970s - )
Convalescent Home
Cottage Home (c. 1870 - c. 1970)
Emergency Care
Emergency Home
Family Home (c. 1972 - )
Farm School (1947 - )
Foster Care (c. 1960 - )
Group Home (1970s - )
Hostel
Industrial School (c. 1866 - 1958)
Intensive Neighbourhood Care (1979 - )
Leprosarium
Lying in Home
Mission
Mission Dormitory
Probationary School (1900 - 1945)
Reformatory (1866 - 1967)
Rescue Home (1890 - )
Type of record
The term Type of Record refers to the different types of documents that have been, and are still, kept to record information about children in 'care'. These may be maintained by a government or non-government agency, or held in an archival repository, library or in private hands.
Children's Files (1920 - 1966)
Client Files (1966 - )
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