Care Pathways
Out of home care

Out of home care

Care and support to young people aged between five and 18 who require 24/7 care away from their families.

Emergency Care

We provide accommodation in a trauma-informed home environment, with one or more Support Workers present at all times

 
Known as Short Term Care, this accommodation option is available 24/7 for children and young people between 0-18 years who have been assessed by the Department for Child Protection as being at risk and are placed under Guardianship orders.

We understand that these children have experienced trauma and consequently need specific tailored care which our skilled staff can provide.

Referral to this service is completed by the Department for Child Protection.

 

Short term care

Providing short term accommodation in for children aged 0-18 years who are under Guardianship orders.

 
Short term care provides a trauma-informed home environment to young people who have been assessed by the Department for Child Protection as being at risk and are placed under Guardianship orders. 

We provide care specifically tailored to these children who have experienced trauma and have one or more Support Workers present at all times. 

Referral to this service is completed by the Department for Child Protection.
 

Long term care

Providing long term accommodation and support to young people aged 10-18 who are under the Guardianship of the Chief Executive or other order or authority and for whom kinship care or foster care is not a current option.

 
Long term care provides a safe and stable therapeutic environment to young people until they are able to transition back with family, into Foster Care or into Independent Living.

We have residential care houses across Metropolitan Adelaide and in Mt Gambier, with a number of these houses set-up to support young people with an intellectual disability.

Our residential houses are staffed 24/7 with either 3 or 4 young people residing in each home. The houses may provide support to sibling groups or a group of young people who have the same support needs.

Referral to the service is completed by the Department for Child Protection.

 

Stabilisation, Assessment + Transition

Providing people aged 15-18 years under the Guardianship of the Chief Executive with medium to long-term transitional accommodation.

Our Stabilisation, Assessment and Transition Service helps young people develop their independent living skills in a stable and safe environment and prepare them for living in the wider community after they turn 18.

We have a mixed gender residential property in Adelaide where young people are supported, with workers on site, 24 hours a day seven days a week.

Residents also have access to Adventure Therapy, Art Therapy and mentoring and care plan reviews by Clinical Psychologists.

We also provide outreach support to supported Independent Living Units.

Referral to this service is completed by the Department for Child Protection.

Baptist Care SA, lives, works and walks on Kaurna, Permangk and Boandik lands. We acknowledge Aboriginal people as the state’s first peoples, recognise their traditional ownership, and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs, deep connection and continued guardianship of land and waters. We value the contributions of Elders past and present, and are committed to learning from those emerging.