The objective of this paper is to scope the context of the problem of children going missing from out-of-home care in Australia and to distinguish what has been and needs to be researched. 

This paper presents a study in which seven children aged 7–11 years whose mother have intellectual disabilities took part in semi-structured interviews to explore their experiences with social support services and formal supports.

Article from The Courier Mail reports that foster families are carrying the heaviest burden in taking care of children in need of care.

In this article, Kate van Doore discusses the need for establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia and explains the connection between orphanage volunteering and child trafficking. 

In June 2015, the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse conducted public hearings in relation to out‑of‑home care (OOHC) and allegations of child sexual abuse occurring in OOHC settings (Case Study 24). In December 2015, the Royal Commission commissioned this national research report.

David Hill wants to shed a light on the abuse perpetrated against child migrants who entered Australia from 1947 to the 1970s.

This article from Sara Everingham reports Northern Territory Government is failing in its obligation toward indigenous children who are placed in care by failing to prioritize placement with indigenous population.

In examining institutional sex abuse, Australia’s Royal Commission found that seven-percent of the nation’s priests allegedly abused children between 1950 and 2010.

This review of the international research examines what is known about the placement of siblings in foster care.

Our Way outlines a framework for transformational change that will occur over the next 20 years, representing a long-term commitment by government and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to work together to improve the life outcomes of vulnerable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.