$20 million
OVER FOUR YEARS
Multicultural community fund
to establish a Multicultural Community Fund to support our multicultural
community to develop and upgrade community infrastructure facilities and
assist in hosting festivals and events that celebrate cultural diversity.
Community facilities and multicultural festivals deliver valuable social and
cultural outcomes by providing safe and welcoming spaces for community
members of all ages and backgrounds to gather and interact.
Detailed guidelines will be made available on the Multicultural Affairs website.
$111.8 million
SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE SOUTH AUSTRALIANS
OUT OF HOME CARE – ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
$85.1 million over four years to support children and young people in care. The Department for Child Protection is actively committed to supporting family-based carers and continues to focus on increasing the number of children and young people being cared for in a family-based environment.
CONTINUOUS MONITORING FOR SCREENING CHECKS
$8.2 million over four years to ensure continuous monitoring notifications are assessed in a timely manner and risks to children and vulnerable adults are reduced.
REMOTE VISITOR RESPONSE – ADELAIDE, COOBER PEDY AND WHYALLA
$4.3 million over four years to continue return to country and support services in Coober Pedy, Whyalla and Adelaide to support the safety and wellbeing of remote Aboriginal visitors.
DISABILITY ACCESS AND INCLUSION
$3.8 million over four years to continue work associated with National Disability Insurance Scheme reform and the findings of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with a Disability.
FINDING FAMILIES AND ADDITIONALLY APPROVED CARE PROGRAMS
$3.3 million over two years to continue the Finding Families and Additionally Approved Care programs in order to support the placement of children and young people in family-based care.
CONTINUATION OF CHILD DIVERSION PROGRAM
$3 million over four years to continue the child diversion program, diverting Aboriginal children aged between 10-14 years who have been charged with a minor offence away from a custodial environment with appropriate supports.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AUTISM ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS TRAINING SUPPORT
$2.1 million over five years to support the Office for Autism in helping to address the barriers to autism assessment and diagnosis.
INCREASE STAFFING OF THE CHILD ABUSE REPORT LINE
$2 million over two years to increase staffing of the Child Abuse Report Line to manage the continuing growth in notifications and reports of abuse and neglect.