This statistical report provides a summary of the data collected on leaving care in the child, carer and caseworker surveys conducted as part of the Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study (POCLS). The purpose of this report is to provide a useful reference point for policy officers, frontline workers and researchers interested in young people leaving...

This paper examines the infants and toddlers in the POCLS sample who exited out-of-home care because they either went home to live with their parents (i.e. restoration), were placed with guardians, or because they were adopted.

This research report provides a summary of the data collected in the first three waves of the study – approximately a five year period. The report examines children’s child protection backgrounds, permanency trajectories and developmental trajectories.

The aim of this report was to examine the outcomes for Aboriginal children placed into out-of-home care in the Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study (POCLS).

The purpose of this literature review is to examine the factors that influence outcomes for children and young people in out-of-home care (OOHC). It aims to summarise research findings on which factors predict positive or negative outcomes and thereby inform policies and practices in order to increase the chances of positive outcomes for children and...