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Out-of-home care in Australia: A State by State comparison

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Howard Bath
Howard Bath*
Affiliation:
Marymead Child and Family Centre in Canberra
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Abstract

All Australian statutory child welfare agencies collect and report data on children under their supervision, but it is not always clear from this data how many children are actually placed in out-of-home care. This paper reports on a survey of the eight state and territory statutory agencies which focused on comparative placement rates, the usage of the two major types of out-of-home care, and placement patterns for Aboriginal/TSI children. Comparisons are drawn with the USA and a number of European countries.

Type
Research Article
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Children Australia , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , 1994 , pp. 4 - 10
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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