"I walked in there and I just thought 'wow'. I didn't even know
kids lived like this. I just couldn't believe this was happening in
Australia." Child Protection Worker
These are Australia's most vulnerable kids, betrayed and neglected, not only by their parents but by the system designed to protect them.
"They're told, 'you're in resi because nobody wants you, we can't find a home for you, we can't find a foster family for you.' I couldn't imagine being told, 'you're so bad that we can't place you anywhere, this is where you have to live now.' " Child Protection Worker
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2016/11/10/4572365.htm
These are Australia's most vulnerable kids, betrayed and neglected, not only by their parents but by the system designed to protect them.
"They're told, 'you're in resi because nobody wants you, we can't find a home for you, we can't find a foster family for you.' I couldn't imagine being told, 'you're so bad that we can't place you anywhere, this is where you have to live now.' " Child Protection Worker
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2016/11/10/4572365.htm