This study presents a comprehensive national investigation into the ageing experiences of people who spent their childhoods in forms of institutional or out-of-home care in Australia. Care Leavers and stakeholders consistently called for trauma-informed care to become the foundation of aged care practice. The report presents eight key policy and practice recommendations.

This research examined the housing, homelessness, mental health, alcohol and drug and juvenile justice service usage pathways for out-of-home care (OHC) leavers in Victoria and Western Australia.