Foster Care - the facts with Jasmine Isaacs, Fostering Connections

Get Real: Talking mental health & disability

Foster Care Week happens in September and celebrates and recognises foster carers and their dedication to the children and young people in their care. Foster Carers provide safe, nurturing homes for children and young people who cannot live with their families.

What is foster care and what is involved in becoming a foster carer?
Thanks to Fostering Connections, a joint initiative of foster care agencies across metropolitan and regional Victoria we have Jasmine Isaacs, Foster Care Specialist and accredited foster carer trainer and assessor joining us for this episode.

If you are interested in becoming a foster carer and live in Victoria, contact Fostering Connections on 1800 013 088.
If you have been affected by anything discussed in this episode you can contact:

• Lifeline on 13 11 14
• 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people)

Produced and hosted by Emily Webb, ermha365 Advocacy and External Communications Advisor.
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