Australia: Cultural Care For Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Children In Out Of Home Care

Australia: Cultural Care For Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Children In Out Of Home Care Terri Libesman, 2010   Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have higher levels of contact with child welfare systems in Australia than any other group. They are placed in out of home care at a rate 9 times higher than all children1. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities have advocated and responded to the removal of their children at a local level from the time...

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