Residential care
Alternative labels
Institutional care
People with disabilities institutional care
Description
Residential care refers to long-term care given to adults or children who stay in a residential setting rather than in their own home or family home. [wikipedia]
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"I needed help, instead I was punished": abuse and neglect of prisoners with disabilities in Australia
Based on research between September 2016 and January 2018, Human Rights Watch finds that Australia is restricting and violating the rights of prisoners with disabilities.
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Report on government services 2018: Community services - Chapter 16 Child protection
This chapter reports on the performance of governments in providing child protection, out-of-home care, family support services and intensive family support services.
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Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: final report
The Royal Commission has presented the final report to the Governor-General, detailing the culmination of a five year inquiry into institutional responses to child sexual abuse and related matters.
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The Family Matters report 2017
Already ten times more likely to be living in out-of-home care than non-Indigenous kids, this report argues that the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in care is predicted to triple over the next twenty years unless urgent action is taken.
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Understanding harm experienced by children and young people in care during 2015/16: Research report
This exploratory research project was designed to better understand the safety of children/young people in care in New Zealand. It looked at the case files of 698 children and young people in care during 2015/16 and found 85 experienced harm.