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This report presents findings from Te Tohu o te Ora, the first national survey of tamariki and rangatahi in care.
Te Tohu o te Ora
Te Tohu o te Ora is an annual survey conducted by Oranga Tamariki that seeks to better understand the experiences of tamariki and rangatahi in care. It was delivered for the first time in 2019/2020. The survey was designed with input from tamariki and rangatahi to ensure it is engaging, accessible and focuses on aspects of care experiences that are important to them. Expert advice was also sought to guide our use of appropriate ethical and privacy…
The cumulation of structural violence and wilful harm perpetuated by the state care system in Aotearoa has created a climate for change and calls for the establishment of a new system of care. Mokopuna Māori who have lived through the care system are being left out of this conversation. For transformational change to occur, there must be a focus on honouring these experiences and upholding mokopuna rights. This article presents Kaupapa Māori research undertaken by a mokopuna Māori with the lived experience of state care, alongside established Kaupapa Māori researchers. Literature containing…
This article is part of a special edition of the journal Psychosocial Intervention (Volume 22 No.03 December 2013) focused on the state of child protection in a wide variety of countries with special attention to out-of-home care placements, principally family foster care and residential care, tough several aspects related to adoption were included as well.
This article provides an outline of the early development of care and protection in Australia and New Zealand as a…