Briefing paper
Children involved with NSW child protection services before five years of age: what does the Seeding Success study tell us?
Publisher
Foster care
Program evaluation
Child protection
Child welfare
Out-of-home care
Residential care
Children
New South Wales
Resources
Description
Child maltreatment has immediate and lifelong consequences for health and well-being and is costly for governments. Child maltreatment constitutes all forms of child abuse including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional ill-treatment, neglect, negligent treatment and exploitation of children.
This Evidence to Action note reports analysis from the Seeding Success study looking at the proportion of child involved with NSW child protection services before five years of age and discusses the implications for policy and programs.
Publication Details
Copyright:
Department of Communities and Justice, State of NSW 2021
Access Rights Type:
open
Series:
Evidence to Action Note July 2021
Post date:
20 Jul 2021