“The most challenging aspect of this journey has been dealing with child protection”: Kinship carers’ experiences in Australia

Lynne McPherson, Kathomi Gatwiri, Kylie Day, Natalie Parmenter, Janise Mitchell and Noel Macnamara

Children and Youth Services Review, 2022, vol. 139, issue C

Abstract: When children cannot live at home with their parents, a placement with relatives or family friends has become a preferred first option in many Western countries in out-of-home care systems. Whilst practised by Indigenous communities for centuries, this is a relatively new model of out-of-home care in Western child welfare systems. Kinship care has emerged as a form of care that is arguably worth investing in. It offers kin children the opportunity to remain connected to family and community. Studies suggest that kinship care results in promising outcomes for children’s education, health, and wellbeing. There is a growing awareness of kinship carers’ experiences of services designed to support them and their kin.

Keywords: Kinship care; Indigenous carers; Out of home care; Child protection; Kinship carers; Australia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106550

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