Criminal Injuries Compensation
Post Care Services Newsletter
Post Care Services Support Group
Other Services and Organisations
Freedom of Information
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Criminal Injuries Compensation
Post Care Services (PCS) can inform you about Criminal Injuries Compensation Claims if you are under 21 years of age now and were abused as a child (when you were under18 years) and didn’t receive compensation when you became an adult. Post Care Services can assist you to investigate whether you are entitled to a claim.
Post Care Services Newsletter
Post Care Services publishes a newsletter every two months. If you want to receive the newsletter, let Post Care Services know your details (e-mail address or postal address) to postcare@sa.gov.au
Post Care Services Support Group
Post Care Services has a Support Group. You can register your interest to join the next support group Post Care Services runs, find a suitable support group in your area, discuss how you can set up a support group in your local area or get training about how to run a support group.
Register your interest by
- e-mailing Post Care Services at postcare@sa.gov.au or,
- telephoning on 1800 188 118 (free call)
Other Services and Organisations
Post Care Services works closely with a number of key agencies, associations and services. You can find out more about them by clicking on the links below. You might even like to be a member of one of these groups / associations:
Freedom of Information
You may be interested in information held in the departmental file about your time in State care. There may be some aspect about your time in care that you wish to find out, for example information about your time with a particular foster family, or what dates certain things happened.
Under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act you can access records about your time in State care.
To apply for records from your time in State care or any historical records
- Download and complete the Post Care Services Freedom of Information application form. (Word, 210kb)
- Post your application with a copy of your identification (health care card, drivers licence) to:
Post Care Services
GPO Box 292 Adelaide SA 5001
(Street address, Level 1, 45 Wakefield Street)
- Note: If you were in State care as a child, you will not need to pay an application fee.
General Freedom of Information application
If you would like to make a more general FOI application (especially about current child protection or other current issues relating to Families SA which are not about your time in State care as a child)
Finding your own way
Other information about institutions in South Australia that may hold information about you can be found in the directory
Children in State Care – Mullighan Inquiry
Did you make a submission to the Children In State Care – Mullighan Inquiry? You can get a free copy of the final report at Post Care Services - postcare@sa.gov.au. You can also get a copy of the signed apology which also has the transcript of the speech given by the Premier. The apology was signed by MPs church representatives on 17 June 2008.
To find out what has happened since Commissioner Mullighan made his recommendations, see the Mulligan Enquiry page on the SA Government's website.
Care leavers who made submissions to Commissioner Mullighan during his Inquiry (2005-2008) are interested to know if the South Australian State Government is going to provide redress to people sexually abused in its care. In his Final Report in April 2008, Commission Mullighan suggested in recommendation 40 that a Task Force that could investigate redress schemes in other States, receive submissions about such a scheme in South Australia and to consider a national service for care leavers. To be updated on progress in this area, put your name down for a Post Care Services Newsletter.
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