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What can agencies do to increase foster carer satisfaction?
Melanie Randle, Leonie Miller & Sara Dolnicar - Child & Family Social Work, 21 Sep 2017
… of agency support, preplacement training, money to cover placement expenses, and a good match between the carer … of agency support, preplacement training, money to cover placement expenses, and a good match between the carer …
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Child protection in the time of COVID-19
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2021
Child protection services aim to protect children from abuse and neglect in family settings. In 2019–20, 1 in every 33 Australian children—or 174,700 children—received child protection services, a similar rate to 2018–19 (AIHW forthcoming 2021). Child abuse and neglect can take place behind closed doors, so it is difficult to know how often it occurs. Data on child protection services does not necessarily give an accurate picture of how many children are being abused or neglected, but can provide insight into how often suspected child abuse and neglect is detected. Suspicions about…
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Physical activity interventions to improve the health of children and adolescents in out of home care- A systematic review of the literature
Brendan Wilson & Lisa M Barnett - Children and Youth Services Review, 13 Jan 2020
Abstract Of the substantial literature on interventions to improve the poor health of children in out of home care, little focuses on lifestyle factors such as physical activity. This review identifies if physical activity interventions are effective for this population, and if so which type of activity and for what health outcomes. A systematic review of 14 social science and physical activity databases was conducted in November 2019. Included articles examined the effect of a physical activity intervention on any health or wellbeing outcome, for children or adolescents under 20 years of…
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Country Care Review: Vanuatu
Better Care Network, 09 Apr 2019
… that the State party strengthen its preventive measures to cover all areas of the Optional Protocol and in particular … that the State party strengthen its preventive measures to cover all areas of the Optional Protocol and in particular …
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He awa whiria—braided rivers: Understanding the outcomes from Family Start for Māori
Fiona Cram, Min Vette, Moira Wilson, Rhema Vaithianathan, Tim Maloney, and Sarah Baird - New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 2018
… Data Infrastructure (NZIDI). The dataset available did not cover the very early implementation of Family Start (the 1998 … the introduction of Whānau Ora. The data did, however, cover the period of the enhancements to Family Start … Data Infrastructure (NZIDI). The dataset available did not cover the very early implementation of Family Start (the 1998 …
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Impacts of policy changes on Care-Leaving Workers in a time of coronavirus: Comparative analysis of discretion and constraints
Mary Elizabeth Collins & Astraea Augsberger - Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice , 27 Dec 2020
… others, while respecting health guidelines; (3) cover the cost of technology for children, youth, families … to provide discretionary payments to care leavers to cover items such as food, utilities, and rent during this … others, while respecting health guidelines; (3) cover the cost of technology for children, youth, families …
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Situation Analysis and Recommendations: Dampier Peninsula Indigenous Parenting Support Services
Save the Children, Australia, 01 Dec 2010
… primary health care service, including 24 hour emergency cover. Sta�ng (FTE) at these clinics is currently as follows: … primary health care service, including 24 hour emergency cover. Sta�ng (FTE) at these clinics is currently as follows: … primary health care service, including 24 hour emergency cover. Sta�ng (FTE) at these clinics is currently as follows: …
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Country Care Review: Australia
Better Care Network, 01 Nov 2019
… party: (a) Ensure that data collected on children’s rights cover all areas of the Convention, in particular those … party: (a) Ensure that data collected on children’s rights cover all areas of the Convention, in particular those …
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Children without Appropriate Care: Participant Manual for Asia and the Pacific
Louise Melville Fulford, 31 Dec 2010
… only international and regional human rights treaties that cover the whole spectrum of civil, political, economic, … of alternative care? • What does the term ‘institutions’ cover? … … What determines their ‘suitability’? … And what … receive some financial compensation, such as money to cover education and medical expenses, food, and clothing. …
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A Framework For Responding to Vulnerable Children
Sarah Wise, 2001
… through a series of lead and support questions that cover a number of critical dimensions within the three broad … by need – involves the development of interventions that cover the service spectrum (generalist services that are … through a series of lead and support questions that cover a number of critical dimensions within the three broad …
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