Children ‘sleeping on mattresses’ in Families SA offices due to weekend staff shortages

Children have been sleeping on mattresses in Families SA offices on weekends because there is not enough staff to organise foster care or alternative accommodation, the South Australian Opposition says.

The Opposition’s child protection spokesperson Rachel Sanderson said vulnerable children were being forced to sleep on mattresses because demand for emergency foster care was higher on weekends…

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Source: ABC News