This paper reports research on outcomes of long term foster care from an eight year longitudinal study of foster care placements in Australia.

In this paper, the authors commence by discussing the over-representation of infants in child protection services in Australia, the vulnerability of infants and infancy as a foundational developmental stage for later outcomes.

This fact sheet was prepared by Prue Holzer from the Australian Institute of Family Studies to provide a brief overview of the Australian child protection context.

On 13 February 2008 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to Australia’s Indigenous peoples, particularly to the Stolen Generations whose lives had been blighted by past government policies of forced child removal and Indigenous assimilation.

This document sets forth key standards through which child and youth protection, particularly in regards to foster care, will be approached in Western Australia.

This paper aims to: summarise what we know from Australian research about the issues relating to reunification; assess the quality of the evidence base; and identify future research needs.

This paper aims to: summarise what we know from Australian research about foster families; assess the quality of the evidence base; and identify future research needs.

In this paper, the authors review Australian research investigating the outcomes for children and young people who are currently in care (i.e., the short-term outcomes for children).

The aims of this paper are to: summarise what we know from Australian research about cultural considerations for children and young people in care; assess the quality of the evidence base; and identify future research needs.

This article highlights findings from various studies of developed countries focusing specifically on foster-care outcomes.