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Indigenous children in Queensland are 8.3 times more likely than the non-indigenous population to be placed under child protection. When these children are placed, it is preferred that they are placed with families within their communities so that they are not disconnected from their culture. All persons who work with children are required to obtain a Positive Notice Blue Card (PNBC). If a person breaks the liquor control laws, that person can be deemed ineligible for a PNBC, thus disqualifying that person for work with children. These liquor laws are primarily…
This tool was designed to help those seeking to assist Christian faith-based actors involved in long-term residential care programs make the transition from institutional to non-institutional (family and community-based) child welfare programs. It was written to give some insight into what this journey called ‘deinstitutionalisation’ might look like and what steps and processes might be involved. Whilst it contains a brief overview of the technical stages, its main purpose is to provide guidance through the process of achieving buy-in and is not intended to be a technical…
Australian Christian Churches International (ACCI) is an organization whose mission is to “transform communities and nations, one life at a time, by developing holistic sustainable solutions to combat injustice, poverty and reinstate the value of life” by promoting “equal access to the rights and services that protect life and human dignity.”
To this end, ACCI established the Kinnected program, which is working toward the reduction in the use of residential care of children and aims to assist children within the context of their families. Kinnected works across 8 countries in order to:…
This article examines the foster care (referred to as out-of-home care) of Aboriginal children in Australia. It discusses the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle (ACPP), the role of indigenous kinship care, and the self-determination of Aboriginal people.
Given the history of Australia’s stolen generations (generations of Aboriginal children who were forcibly removed from their families), the primary concern is to keep Aboriginal children at home within their families, communities, and culture. All Australian jurisdictions support the concept of Aboriginal self-determination and the ACPP…