The Queensland Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian (the Commission) has released findings on health and wellbeing from its fourth biennial Views survey of children and young people living in foster care in Queensland. More than 2000 children and young people responded bringing the total number of surveys completed since 2006 to...

This report makes important recommendations to ensure the ongoing efficiency and effectiveness of Victorian approaches to foster care publicity and recruitment. It also makes a significant contribution to the challenge of ensuring that foster care remains a sustainable option for the placement of children who cannot live at home. Further it makes important recommendations to...

This paper aims to provide background information about the best ways of increasing the number of high quality foster and kinship carers in the Northern Territory

This monograph argues that the rising size, cost, and complexity of the out-of-home care system in Australia is directly linked to child protection failures. Children are entering care later and more damaged, and are spending longer in care due to the misguided emphasis placed on family preservation by child welfare agencies.

This article examines methods used improve the ongoing monitoring and outcome evaluation of home-based foster care services.