This article from SBS News highlights some key findings from the recently published Family Matters Report 2019 on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out of home care in Australia. "A national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children's strategy is needed to curb the number of Indigenous children in child protection, a report argues," says the article. The articles notes the high overrepresentation of Indigenous children in out of home care in Australia and the recent dip in the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children being place with Indigenous carers. "They are at serious risk of permanent separation from their families, cultures and communities," Family Matters co-chair Richard Weston said.
