Charter of Rights for Children and Young People in Care

St John’s Youth Services is proud to support the Charter of Rights for Children and Young People in Care.

Children and young people in care and detention have important rights. Their rights are set out in lists, called ‘Charters’. There is a Charter of Rights for children and young people who live in care, and a different Charter of Rights for children and young people who are being detained in Kurlana Tapa Youth Justice Centre.

Children and young people can use the Charters  to advocate for themselves, and adults can use them to talk with children and young people about their rights, and to help advocate for them.

The Charter of Rights for Children and Young People in Care

The Charter of Rights for Children and Young People in Care sets out the rights of children and young people who are under the guardianship of the Chief Executive of the Department for Child Protection.

It is based on the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child and was developed with the help of children and young people who have lived in care. Because they know what it is like, they know what is important.

As an organisation that works with children and young people in care, at St John’s Youth Services we ensure that we uphold these rights in the work we do.

You can learn more about the Charter of Rights for Children and the Young People in Care and the vital work undertaken by the Office of the Guardian for Children at Young People at gcyp.sa.gov.au