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C-BERSS EX-PRESS
March 2004
Issue 1, Vol 7
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All Newsletters : March 2004 : Senate Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care
Senate Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care
The reporting date for the Senate Inquiry into Children in Institu-tional Care has been extended following an overwhelming response to the call for public submissions.
The Inquiry was originally to have reported by December 2003.
At 5 February 2004, 298 written submissions had been received (including one from C-BERS and from the Congregation of Christian Brothers WA and SA). The submissions are available on the Inquiry web-site.
Public hearings have also been held in Perth (in December) as well as in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and most recently in Brisbane. C-BERS Chairperson Maria Harries and Clinical Coordinator Mark Sachmann made a presentation to the Senate Committee at its Perth hearings.
Maria Harries writes:
Mark and I were asked to talk to the CBERS submission, respond to questions and make additional comments. We found the process respectful and most skilfully managed. CLAN members who were at the meeting gave a great positive energy to the event.
The end point is that we have been asked to send some additional information to the Senate Inquiry to give some idea about two things:
- How our current knowledge and the experiences of CBERS might influence future policy on the care of children
- What further information should be sought from adults who were previously in institutional care so that we can all help policy makers to make better decisions about the care of children today and in the future?
What we will need to do now is to talk to anyone who would like to help us to think about these matters. Please let us know if you can help.
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