Australia

List of Organisations

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List of Organisations

Miki Perkins - The Age,

This article from the Age describes the work of the program Raising Expectations, which has supported care leavers in Victoria, Australia who enroll at La Trobe and Federation universities.

Andrea del Pozo de Bolger, Debra Dunstan, Melissa Kaltner - International Social Work,

This is an exploratory study focused on open adoptions from foster care conducted through the public child protection agency in New South Wales, Australia.

Kathomi Gatwiri, Lynne Mcpherson, Noel Mcnamara, Janise Mitchell, Joe Tucci - Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma,

This paper discusses two key strategies detailing how “relationship-focused” and “trauma-informed” intervention practices, which form the basis of an Australian therapeutic program called Treatment and Care for Kids (TrACK), made a difference in the lives of highly traumatised children.

M Galbally, A Sved-Williams, D Kristianopulos, K Mercuri, P Brown, A Buist - Australasian Psychiatry,

The objective of this article was to report data across five public mother–baby units in Australia in order to explore similarities and distinguishing features of each model.

Harold Goodwin - WTM Responsible Travel Blog,

The World Travel Market has awarded its World Responsible Tourism Awards, including a silver award for 'Best for Communicating Responsible Tourism' to ReThink Orphanages Australia. 

Lisa Visentin - Sydney Morning Herald,

More than 30 Aboriginal groups and community legal centres have co-signed an open letter censuring proposed adoption laws in Australia and calling on the government to reconsider, according to this article from the Sydney Morning Herald.

Leith Harding, Kate Murray, Jane Shakespeare-Finch, Ron Frey - Children and Youth Services Review,

The current study examined placement, carer, and child characteristics related to perceived foster parent stress in a sample of 158 foster and kin carers in Queensland, Australia.

Collings, Susan; Neil, Elsbeth and Wright, Amy Conley - Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education,

This article explores casework practices developed for use in child welfare placements that may be successfully applied to New South Wales to help build the practical skills needed to facilitate openness, empathy and respectful interactions between children in permanent care and their birth families.

Niles, Sharminie - LSJ: Law Society of NSW Journal ,

This article examines Australia's 'Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012' ('the Act') and recent changes.

Freyana Irani, Amy Lamoin & Krista Lee-Jones - Australian Child Rights Taskforce, UNICEF Australia,

This report presents the findings from a national consultation with children and young people, conducted by UNICEF Australia.