Safe Homes, Strong Futures

society, culture, documentary, kids, family · EN

An eight-episode podcast hosted by Mel James — founder and CEO of Social Care Solutions — andco-hosted by award-winning journalist Amelia Oberhardt.Mel draws on 25 years as a frontline social worker and 16 years leading child protection and safeguardingpractice across Australia and New Zealand to turn real case scenarios into honest, practical conversationsabout what safeguarding actually looks like.Built for real people, not just professionals. This podcast is for parents, carers and everyday communitymembers who want to protect the children in their lives but don’t know where to start. Several episodesfeature guests with lived experience, including foster carers and a young person who has come through theout-of-home care system.Real conversations. Real research. Real steps you can actually use.Because if it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a whole community to safeguard the next generation.