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The Sturt Assessment Unit was a new purpose-built facility built on the site of the former Sturt Community Unit at Sturt in 1995. Run by the government, it provided short term accommodation for State children aged between eight to upper teens. The Sturt Assessment Unit was operating in 2008. The Sturt Assessment Unit was a…
The Woodville Community Unit was the new name given to the Woodville Assessment Unit in 1992. Run by the government in Woodville, the Unit provided longer term accommodation for State Children and supported them to integrate back into the community. The Unit closed in 1993. The Woodville Community Unit was the new name for the…
The Christies Beach Family Home opened in Christies Beach in the mid to late 1970s. Run by the government, Family Homes provided short term accommodation for children within their own community. In 1980, the Home was converted into a Youth Support Unit, an outreach service for young people. The Christies Beach Family Home opened at…
The Glandore Unit was opened in 1975 by the government at Glandore. It operated as a non-secure unit providing accommodation for boys released from McNally Training Centre, and its successor the South Australian Youth Training Centre. It also assisted the boys to find work and gradually move back into the community. The Glandore Unit closed…
Pleasant Avenue Cottage was the new name given to the Glandore Family Home in 1975. Run by the government it was situated on the ground of the former Glandore Boys’ Home in Glandore. The Cottage generally accommodated six State children. Pleasant Avenue Cottage closed in 1979. Pleasant Avenue Cottage was the new name given to…
The Gilles Plains Assessment Unit replaced the Gilles Plains Community Unit in 1992. Run by the government, the Assessment Unit was built at the same Gilles Plains address. It provided short-term emergency care for up to eight children between the ages of eight to upper teens. The Gilles Plains Assessment Unit was still operating in…
Fuller Street Cottage was one of the Cottage Homes that were established at Kennion House at Walkerville in the mid to late 1970s. The others included Garden Cottage and Smith Street Cottage. Each functioned as a separate group home. Run by the Anglican Church the Fuller Street Cottage was previously the house of the deputy…
The government-run Adelaide Youth Training Centre opened at Cavan in 2012. It replaced the Magill Training Centre and Cavan Training Centre as a secure institution for young offenders. The Centre focuses on education and rehabilitation for young men and women aged between 10 and 18 who are on remand and detention warrants. The Centre accommodates…
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