The Changing Face of Out-of-home Care in Australia – Developing Policy and Practice for the 21st Century

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 230-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meredith Kiraly ◽  
Cathy Humphreys
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Kinship Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Data Systems ◽  
Care Policy ◽  
Progressive Reduction ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Out Of Home Care ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Protective Care

This Opinion Piece traces the rise of statutory kinship care in Australia from the progressive reduction of residential care and the struggle to recruit sufficient foster carers to meet demand for protective care. It outlines identified benefits of kinship care for children and flags concern about the early stage of development of kinship care policy, programs and data systems. It is argued that there are significant risks for children's safety and well-being in failing to assess carers thoroughly and to provide equitable case management and support (both financial and non-financial) to children in kinship care as in foster care.

scholarly journals Kinship Care and Child Protection in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483802110360
Author(s):  
Nutmeg Hallett ◽  
Joanna Garstang ◽  
Julie Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Kinship Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Income ◽  
Out Of Home Care ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Abuse And Neglect

Kinship care is a global phenomenon with a long history, which in high-income countries (HICs) at least, is being increasingly formalized through legislation and policy. There are many benefits to kinship care, including improved child mental health and well-being when compared to other types of out-of-home care. Despite this, kinship care is not without its risks with a lack of support and training for kinship carers putting children at an increased risk of abuse and neglect. This scoping review was conducted across 11 databases to explore the breadth and depth of the literature about abuse and neglect within kinship care in HICs and to provide initial indications about the relationship between kinship care and abuse. Of the 2,308 studies initially identified, 26 met the inclusion criteria. A majority of studies were from the United States, and most used case review methods. From the included studies, rates of re-abuse, and particularly rates of physical and sexual abuse, appear to be lower in kinship care settings when compared to other out-of-home care settings, but rates of neglect are often higher. This review has demonstrated that a small but significant number of children living in kinship care experience neglect or abuse.

scholarly journals Impact of Kinship Care on Behavioral Well-being for Children in Out-of-Home Care

2008 ◽  
Vol 162 (6) ◽  
pp. 550 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Rubin ◽  
Kevin J. Downes ◽  
Amanda L. R. O'Reilly ◽  
Robin Mekonnen ◽  
Xianqun Luan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Kinship Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Out Of Home Care

Identity Issues for Looked after Children with No Knowledge of Their Origins: Implications for Research and Practice

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Winter ◽  
Olivia Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Care Policy ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Birth Parents ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Birth Parent ◽  
Looked After Children ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Impact

In the area of child care policy and practice, the benefits for children who are separated from their birth parents of maintaining some form of connection with their family of origin is now widely accepted. The arguments in support of this are found mainly in research concerning adoption and stem from four inter-related themes: children's rights to know of their heritage and background; parents' rights to information about the well-being of their children; the benefits of having knowledge about origins; and concerns about the impact of not knowing. The effects on the developing identities of those who, for various reasons, are unlikely ever to know the details of their birth parent(s) is an under-researched issue. Karen Winter and Olivia Cohen use a case study to illustrate some of the gaps concerning knowledge in this area. They argue that there is much to be learnt from the development of research projects which have as their focus the accounts of children and young people, from a wide range of care arrangements, regarding identity issues where they have no connections with or knowledge about their birth parent(s).

Children in foster care– Five years on

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Delfabbro ◽  
Daniel King ◽  
James Barber
Keyword(s):  
Home Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Child Behaviour ◽  
The South ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Children In Foster Care ◽  
Out Of Home Care ◽  
Family Contact ◽  
Larger Sample

This paper reviews the findings of the South Australian longitudinal study and the extent to which findings are borne out in subsequent national and international research. Included in this paper is an analysis of several issues in out-of-home care, including the disparity between child and carer numbers, the nature and effects of placement instability, the complexity of child behaviour and family contact. Using some recent findings of the ongoing National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW) study in the United States, the paper shows how many of the South Australian findings have been also borne out in other studies with larger sample sizes and more sophisticated measures. These comparisons suggest that the out-of-home care experiences of children living in both countries may share many similarities. Findings obtained in either country may be more easily translated to inform policy and practice internationally than has been previously thought.

Kinship care policy and practice

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 202
Author(s):  
Robert Green ◽  
Jill Duerr Berrick
Keyword(s):  
Kinship Care ◽  
Care Policy ◽  
Policy And Practice

scholarly journals Revisiting the Concept of Quietness in the Urban Environment—Towards Ecosystems’ Health and Human Well-Being

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 3151
Author(s):  
Aggelos Tsaligopoulos ◽  
Stella Kyvelou ◽  
Nefta-Eleftheria Votsi ◽  
Aimilia Karapostoli ◽  
Chris Economou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Environmental Noise ◽  
Acoustic Environment ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The City

There is plenty of proof that environmental noise is a major pollutant in the urban environment. Several approaches were successfully applied for its calculation, visualization, prediction and mitigation. The goal of all strategy plans regards its reduction and the creation of quietness. This study aims to revisit the concept of quietness in the urban environment and attempts to portray a new understanding of the specific phenomena. “Quietness” as a term retains an ambiguity, and so far, it can be described as the lack of something, meaning the lack of noise that is portrayed by means of intensity. Several studies describe quietness as the combination of perceptual soundscape elements and contextual factors that can be quantified, combined, weighed and used as indicators of healthy soundscapes. In this research, the focus is on setting aside all indicators, either measuring the intensity or contextual ones and use solely quantifiable metrics regarding the acoustic environment, thus introducing a new composite index called the composite urban quietness index (CUQI). After testing the CUQI, in order to verify the results of previous research regarding the identification of quiet Areas in the city of Mytilene (Lesbos Island, Greece), the study concludes that CUQI is efficiently functioning even in this early stage of development.

Kinship care policy and practice

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Robert Green ◽  
Jill Duerr Berrick
Keyword(s):  
Kinship Care ◽  
Care Policy ◽  
Policy And Practice
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