Australia: Addressing The Well-Being Of Aboriginal Children In Out-Of-Home Care: Are We There Yet?

Australia: Addressing The Well-Being Of Aboriginal Children In Out-Of-Home Care: Are We There Yet? Shanti Raman, Sandra Reynolds, and Rabia Khan, 2011   Aim: Children in out-of-home care (OOHC) have well-documented health and developmental needs. In Australia, Aboriginal children have significantly worse health outcomes than non-Aboriginal children. We wanted to identify the health and well-being of Aboriginal children entering OOHC, placed with an Aboriginal organisation, who accessed a...

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