Foster and kinship care

• Carer training

  Find out about ongoing training that is provided to existing foster and kinship carers.

• Rights and responsibilities

  It is our responsibility to ensure that children and young people in the child protection system are cared for in a safe and accountable way. Find out what this involves.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

  We are committed to working in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to keep Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people safe within their own families and communities wherever possible. Find out how we do this.

• Regulation of care

  When ongoing intervention with a child or young person and their family involves placing the child or young person away from their parents' care, our department is required to ensure that the child is assured a safe and acceptable standard of care.

• Contacts

  Access contact information for the Foster and Kinship Carer Support Line, community foster care agencies, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander foster care agencies, and peak bodies and advocacy groups.

• Resources and publications

  Access publications including fact sheets, brochures, forms, guides, policies and procedures relating to foster and kinship care.