Frank Golding

Author, Researcher, Historian

Rights of the Child

A Charter of Rights to Childhood Records

By fgolding@bigpond.net.auPosted on Posted in Forgotten Australians, Orphanage, Child Welfare, Social History, Adoption, State Wards, Children’s Homes, Foster Care, Children’s Institutions, Golding, Sinnett, Neglected, Child Abuse, Family,Tagged , , , , 1 Comment on A Charter of Rights to Childhood Records

A Charter of Rights to Childhood Records: Updated version Following some very helpful, constructive comments on an early draft, this revised draft (3 March 2016) is posted with a further invitation to comment. It is also posted on the CLAN website. We particularly welcome and value comment by Care Leavers, ‘Forgotten Australians’, people formerly placed in foster families, members of […]

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The superpower that marches out of step

By fgolding@bigpond.net.auPosted on Posted in UncategorizedTagged , , , , ,

  The UN convention on children’s rights (CRC) – now 25 years old – sets global standards for children’s education, health care, social services, penal laws, and protection from economic and sexual exploitation, violence and other forms of abuse and neglect and establishes the right of children to have a say in decisions that affect […]

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