Timeliness and extent of health service use by Victorian (Australian) children within first year after entry to out-of-home care: Retrospective data linkage cohort study

Karen McLean, Harriet Hiscock and Sharon Goldfeld

Children and Youth Services Review, 2022, vol. 134, issue C

Abstract: Children in out-of-home care (OOHC) have high rates of health needs; consequently, many countries (including Australia) have policies and/or statutory requirements for health assessment upon OOHC entry. However, Australia has no data on health service utilisation or timeliness. We aimed to describe timing and extent of health service utilisation by children in the state of Victoria upon entry to OOHC, exploring demographic and specific service exposure variations.

Keywords: Out-of-home care; Foster care; Kinship care; Health service access; Health service utilisation; Data linkage; Australia; Children; Child health; Infant; Infant health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106359

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