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Govt policies not being implemented to help at-risk kids: study

8.27 am Thu Apr 2009

ABC AM transcript
Reporter: Michael Turtle
TONY EASTLEY: Every year, thousands of Australian children who leave state care end up on the streets; some to become drug-addicted, perhaps pregnant or unemployed.
And to make matters worse, Government policies designed to help them are often not being put into place, according to a new study by the peak advocacy [...]

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