Child protection and out of home care: policy, practice, and research connections Australia and New Zealand

• Autores: Elizabeth Fernandez, Nicola Atwool
• Localización: Psychosocial Intervention, ISSN 1132-0559, Vol. 22, Nº. 3, 2013 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Medidas de protección a la infancia con separación familiar: una revisión internacional), págs. 175-184
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5093/in2013a21
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  • español

    Este artículo ofrece una descripción general del temprano desarrollo del acogimiento y protección en Australia y Nueva Zelanda como telón de fondo de una revisión de los sistemas y políticas de protección infantil y del perfil de protección actual en ambos países. Se sondean los aspectos más importantes en los que se ha centrado la reforma de las políticas y se elaboran iniciativas legislativas y normativas para fomentar la seguridad infantil y fortalecer a la familia. Se proporciona una revisión de las últimas tendencias relativas a las medidas de separación familiar, como los itinerarios y dispositivos de acogimiento y las políticas de permanencia. El artículo perfila estudios empíricos australianos seleccionados que se centran en los resultados en protección: estabilidad del acogimiento, resultados en salud mental y educativos en los niños atendidos, el abuso en el acogimiento y las medidas de separación familiar de los itinerarios por medio de la reunificación y la superación de la edad máxima. Otros temas abordados son la sobrerrepresentación de niños indígenas en los sistemas de acogimiento en ambos países y los retos de mantener los lazos culturales. El artículo concluye con un breve análisis comparativo de las semejanzas y diferencias de los sistemas de bienestar infantil en ambos países

  • English

    This article provides an outline of the early development of care and protection in Australia and New Zealand as a backdrop to an overview of child protection systems and policies and the current child protection profile in both countries. Key issues that have become the focus of policy reform are canvassed and legislative and policy initiatives to promote child safety as well as strengthen families are elaborated.

    An overview of trends in relation to out of home care, including routes into care, care arrangements and permanency policies is provided. The article profiles selected research studies from Australia focusing on outcomes of care: stability of care, mental health and educational outcomes of looked after children, abuse in care, and routes out of care through reunification and aging out. Other issues treated are the overrepresentation of indigenous children in care systems in both countries and the challenges of maintaining cultural connections. The article concludes with a brief comparative analysis identifying similarities and differences in child welfare systems in both countries

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