Not exact matches
The report «
Grandparents raising grandchildren: Towards recognition, respect and reward» presents findings from the research project «
Grandparents as Primary
Carers of their Grandchildren: A National,
State and Territory Analysis».
Our
State of the Nation 2017 survey shines a spotlight on the challenges faced by kinship
carers —
grandparents and other family members who've taken on the care of children who aren't able to live with their parents.Read more
This guide has information and links for
grandparent carers and kinship
carers to Australia - wide,
state and territory services, support and help.
Often these impoverished family and friends
carers, mainly
grandparents or older siblings, receive no support from the
state and are left to deal on their own with traumatised children, putting the placement at risk.