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Executive Summary:
This research sought to improve understanding of the experiences of parents with disability of Australian child protection systems, paying particular attention to the experiences of First Nations and culturally and linguistically diverse parents with disability. It addressed the following questions:
- What are the experiences of parents with disability across the spectrum of engagement with child protection systems from initial reports of child protection concerns to out-of-home care (‘OOHC’) and restoration or permanent removal?
- How do child…
Objective
There are limited studies which investigate the perceived needs and wellbeing of parents caring for their children with disability from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. This qualitative study uniquely explored the experiences and cultural factors of Vietnamese parents caring for children with a disability in multicultural Australia.
Methods
The study recruited Vietnamese parents who were attending a culturally and linguistically oriented support group in Sydney. The Carers’ and Users’ Expectations of Services (Carer version) was used to examine the…
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Although neurodisability features significantly across child welfare and youth justice cohorts, little research investigates neurodisability among crossover children with dual systems involvement. This study examined differences in childhood adversity, child protection involvement, and offending among crossover children by neurodisability status. Data were from a sample of 300 children (68% male, 31% female, 1% transgender; mean age = 16.2 years, range 10-21) who were charged and appeared in three Australian children's courts, and who also had statutory child protection…
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Background
Childhood maltreatment is associated with early childhood developmental vulnerabilities. However, the extent to which higher levels of child protection responses confer benefit to developmental competencies, and the impact of earlier timing of first reports in relation to early childhood vulnerability remains unclear.
Objective
We examined associations between early developmental vulnerabilities and (1) the highest level of child protection response (where OOHC was deemed the highest response among other types of reports/responses), and (2) the developmental…
This country care review includes the care related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Committee on the Rights of the Child.
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…
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Children who have been removed from their parents need stability and permanence; this is as true for disabled children as it is for others. Yet many children are subject to extended periods of uncertainty and instability. Growing attention has been paid to the need to achieve permanence within a timescale which meets children’s needs. As disabled children are over-represented in looked after (in care) populations it is especially important that their needs are considered when formulating policy and practice in this area.
This review of literature covers international material…
Baptcare, OzChild and Anchor, organizations providing Kinship Care services in Victoria, Australia have identified increasing “complexity” in kinship placements and were concerned that the existing kinship care service model did not have the adequate capacity to address this level of “complexity.” Complexity in this case refers to an extensive amount of challenges or “substantial issues” that can negatively affect the wellbeing of the child or the success of the care arrangement overall. These issues could include those in the areas of health, emotional disturbance, social interaction, family…
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:…