| Gilmore House Group Home, Medina |
| Years of Operation | From 1988 for an unknown period |
| Role Of Facility | Residential child care with house parents. |
| Sponsoring Agency | Departmental - predessors to the current Department for Child Protection and Family Support |
| Address(es) | 150 Gilmore Road, Medina |
| Aliases | Successor to the Medina Education and Employment Hostel [see entry] |
| Brief History | Group Homes were established by the Department “for children who need a more specialised type of family care than can be provided in a normal foster home or boarding placement. The children placed in these facilities are not necessarily problem children, but because of their circumstances they would find it difficult to settle into a private family. The Departmental group home can provide a skilled and stabilising environment as a stepping stone to future return home or foster placement” (Annual Report of the Department for Community Welfare, June 30th 1974). For notes on a general history of these facilities, see the section on Group Homes at the beginning of Signposts.
In 1988 it was reported that the “Rockingham Division developed a new Group Home at Medina during the year, largely as a response to unmet needs in the area for substitute care resources.” (Annual Report of the Department for Community Services, June 30th 1988). |
| Records | Case records for young people placed by the Department may reside with the Department for Child Protection and Family Support.
Additionally, the Department’s Aboriginal Index and the guide, “Looking West”, should be consulted for information. |
| Access | While access to records is restricted to protect the privacy of individuals, people are encouraged to enquire. |
| Contact Details | Freedom of Information
Department of Communities
Locked Bag 5000, Fremantle WA 6959
Telephone: (08) 6217 6888
Country free call: 1800 176 888
Email: foi@communities.wa.gov.au
Website: www.communities.wa.gov.au |
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