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]
Report
Ensuring children and young people’s rights through mental health oversight
This two-year project sought to understand the extent to which children and young people, notably those involved with the Australian Capital Territory care and protection system, were being involuntarily detained and treated under the Mental Health Act.
Strategy
A roadmap for residential care in Queensland
The Queensland Government aims to halve the number of children and young people living in residential care, see more cared for by kin or foster carers, improve culturally-led and early intervention support, and reduce the disproportionate representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people in care.
Report
A place at the table: an investigation into a change to the case management of children and young people in care in Tasmania
This investigation found that the change to the case management of children and young people in care had an effect on multiple rights under the Charter of Rights for Tasmanian children and young people in out of home care.
Strategy
A new model for youth housing in Australia
Youth housing and homelessness organisations have developed this framework for consideration in the design of a fit for purpose youth housing model.
Report
Final report on the development of the draft National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines
The principles and guidelines presented in this document have been developed to support the Australian Government’s new Residential Aged Care Accommodation Framework.