Kinship care
Literature review
Evidence scan of educational interventions for children in out-of-home care
This literature review examined the effectiveness of policies, programs, practices and interventions aimed at strengthening educational and wellbeing outcomes for children and youth of all ages in out-of-home care (OOHC).
Report
Literature review: factors influencing the outcomes of children and young people in out-of-home care
The purpose of this literature review is to examine the factors that influence outcomes for children and young people in out-of-home care (OOHC). It aims to summarise research findings on which factors predict positive or negative outcomes and thereby inform policies and practices in order to increase the chances of positive outcomes for children and...
Book
Skin, kin and clan: the dynamics of social categories in Indigenous Australia
Australia is unique in the world for its diverse and interlocking systems of Indigenous social organisation.
Report
Relative/kinship and foster care: a comparison of carer and child characteristics
This report is based on data drawn from the Wave 1 cohort. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the differences between relative/kinship care and foster care.
Report
Keeping Queensland’s children more than safe: review of the blue card system
This report focuses on recommendations to improve the blue card system, Queensland's term for working with children checks.