The CETC mobilises knowledge about “what works” in out-of-home care to better resource carers and organisations supporting children and young people living in all forms of care, including foster and kinship care, residential care and secure care.
Our vision is that organisations and carers can be better equipped with the knowledge, skills and networks to ensure that children and young people experience safe, meaningful and resilient relationships in every form of out-of-home care.
Young people in out-of-home care face unique challenges online. The Online Safety Practice Guide equips carers and professionals with practical, relationship-based strategies to foster trust, support digital resilience, and empower young people to navigate the online world with confidence.
Noel takes an honest look at the challenges and rewards of being a kinship carer, exploring the everyday realities of raising children who have experienced trauma. Through the complexities and exhaustion of daily care, the kinship care role can be deeply rewarding, fulfilling, and bring unexpected joys to life.
As a division of the Australian Childhood Foundation, the CETC primary aim is to mobilise knowledge to improve outcomes for children and young people in out-of-home care. If you have a commitment to hard work and would love the opportunity to support system change, we would love to hear from you.
Our research relies on strong partnerships with practitioners, organisations and those with lived experience of out-of-home care. If you would like be involved, please read more about our latest research project.
We believe in the common saying, “none of us is as smart as all of us”. If you are a carer, practitioner, policy maker or researcher with knowledge to share, we would love to hear from you.
