Monday, September 21, 2009

Decision on foster care fuels protests

Decision on foster care fuels protests

A SOUTH Australian foster mother who made a desperate appeal to welfare authorities for help to care for a nine-year-old girl with high-level needs has instead had her child taken away from her.

The drastic action by the Rann government has raised protests by foster care advocates and MPs over the government's treatment of carers and the lack of training for those who volunteer to care for the state's most vulnerable children.

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