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If you are under 18
If you are under the guardianship of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and you wish to leave your home or your placement before you turn 18 you should speak to your Child Protection Worker.
If you are over 18
If you are over 18 you can leave care and make the transition to independent living.
If you are over 18 you are entitled to a Leaving Care Plan
This plan will include ways you can be supported through after-care services to deal with any issues that may arise when you leave care. This is designed to reduce the stress involved in leaving care and learning to live independently.
Your Leaving Care Plan should include:
1. Family support. Information and advice about other agencies that can help you with family searching and family mediation.
2. Housing. Financial assistance and support to help you find accommodation.
3. Education. Assistance in finding the right education and training for you.
4. Employment. Assistance in finding employment.
5. Counselling. Counselling and other services.
6. Documentation. Help with accessing personal documentation.
For more information, check out "Your Rights" on Create Your Future:
www.createyourfuture.com.au/leavingCare/yourRights.do
After Care Services
There are organisations who can help you with finding accommodation, employment and
counselling.
You can access the following after-care services:
Salvation Army
www.salvationarmy.org.au/tasmania/
Colony 47
www.colony47.com.au/
Anglicare
www.anglicare-tas.org.au/
Centacare
www.hobart.catholic.org.au/centacare.htm
Other useful links:
Link Zone is a central information point designed for young people and provides a range of information on accommodation, Centrelink, drugs and alcohol, education, entertainment, environment, family, getting around, general information, health and wellbeing, legal information, money, relationships and sport and recreation.
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