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This included Forgotten Australians, former Child Migrants and members of the Stolen Generations, as well as younger adult Aboriginal persons taken into ‘care’ after 1955. The research project aimed to recruit ‘hard-to reach’ care survivors as well as ‘self-identified’ participants who were contactable through existing networks.
Forgotten Australians, or individuals who experienced institutional and out of home 'care' as children, are considered a special needs group by the Australian Government under the Aged Care Act. This is aimed at assisting Forgotten Australians as they age to access appropriate care and support. To learn more about this, click here.
At 11am on Monday 16 November, then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to the Forgotten Australians. more > PHOTOS What's your view? Photos of children in institutions only tell one part of the story. more > Projects. Exhibition Website A keeping place for your story. Inside: Life in Children's Homes
The term 'Forgotten Australians' was used by the Senate to describe the thousands of people who experienced institutional or out-of-Home care in Australia in the twentieth century, particularly during the period from the 1930s to the 1970s. However, not every person who falls into this category identifies him or herself as a 'Forgotten ...
Over half a million Australian children experienced institutional care in the 20th century. To acknowledge and remember the experiences of these children, the Australian Government funded the National Museum of Australia and the National Library of Australia to document their history.
7 de mar. de 2018 · Forgotten Australians – people who spent a period of time as children in children's homes, orphanages and other forms of out-of-home care in the last century (up until the end of 1989); and Former Child Migrants – children who arrived in Australia through historical child migration schemes (up until 1970) and who were subsequently placed in homes and orphanages.
Background: Forgotten Australians, Stolen Generations and Former Child Migrants. Forgotten Australians were placed in ‘out-of-home care’ as children in Australia between 1920 and 1990, under government child welfare policies. ‘Out-of-home care’ incorporates institutional settings including orphanages and children’s homes, and foster ...
