The Safety House Program was a national Australian community based and funded program designed for the safety of children while in transit to and from school. Houses and businesses were selected as safe places for children to seek shelter and safety if required. Applicants had to undergo criminal history checks and other checks such as a home inspection, etc.
History
The program was established in
North Dandenong,
Victoria, Australia
Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in ...
in 1979.
New South Wales took up the program in April, 1984. Safety Houses were denoted by a square yellow plastic sign featuring the Safety House logo.
The Safety House Program was discontinued in Victoria from 31 July 2013. The organisation cited changing community trends in their decision to wind up the program, such as the greater number of children being driven to school, and the lower number of stay-at-home parents.
In
New South Wales
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the Safety House Program has been discontinued in favour of a new program designed to provide children with simple strategies to help ensure their own personal safety.
As of 2023, the Safety House program still runs independently in
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
.
See also
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National Safe Place (US)
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Block Parent Program
The Block Parent Program ''( French: Le Programme Parents-Secours)'' is a large, volunteer-based, child safety and crime prevention program operating across Canada. Participants in the program (''Block Parents'') place signs on their homes indica ...
(Canada)
References
External links
Safety House Western AustraliaSafety House Victoria
1979 establishments in Australia
Child safety
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