First Peoples child protection
Alternative labels
Indigenous child protection
Guide
First Nations care leavers: supporting better transitions
In Australia, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander youth are over-represented at all stages of the child protection system. This resource is aimed at supporting front-line practitioners.
Report
Yoorrook for justice: report into Victoria’s child protection and criminal justice systems
The Yoorrook Justice Commission’s second interim report considers systemic injustices in the Victorian child protection and criminal justice systems, and is grounded in the voices of First Nations Elders.
Report
Parents with disability and their experiences of child protection systems
This research sought to improve understanding of the experiences of parents with disability of Australian child protection systems, paying particular attention to the experiences of First Nations and culturally and linguistically diverse parents with disability.
Report
Monitoring report no. 2: key data on Tasmania’s out-of-home care system, 2020-2022
This report describes some of the key characteristics of the Tasmanian out-of-home care system, and provides data about the experiences of children and young people in care for 2020-2022.
Report
Child protection in South Australia from the Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services 2023
This report provides a summary of the expenditure on child protection services in South Australia in 2021-22, as well as other child protection services program data.