The new report calls for funding and support for Aboriginal community controlled organisations. They are best placed to lead reform and to make decisions about the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
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We surveyed 232 foster and kinship carers who had provided care to a baby in out-of-home care sometime in the last five years. Many were not well supported to care for babies.
Children and youth in care are more likely to have experienced trauma that can affect future health. A comprehensive, trauma-informed health strategy for these children and youth is long overdue.
A case before the Supreme Court will determine whether a federal law meant to protect Native American children from being forcibly removed from their families is constitutional.
States taking the strictest stands against abortion tend to have among the worst statistics in the nation on child and family well-being.
One 11-year old girl told us she knows once rent is paid, there is almost nothing left over. So she never takes school excursion notes home, in case the cost is too much.
Despite a series of federal measures requiring greater efforts to preserve family unity, many policies make life harder for people swept up in the system.
Most exit the out-of-home care system at 18, or younger, without ongoing support.
Researchers estimate around half of the adults who end up in prison are parents.
In the next year, public support will be needed more than ever to ensure that the spirit of the agreement is respected and translated into meaningful change for First Nations children.
Public investments in benefit programs could save tens of thousands of children from being victims of child abuse and have important later-life effects on child welfare and overall health.
There’s a crucial need to connect the most vulnerable people with public services in order to tackle systemic poverty and disadvantage. An integrated approach is key.
Education is a key to health, economic and social outcomes. So why don’t we make it easier for former youth in care to access post-secondary education?
Canadians who wish to pay tribute to the children who died at Indian Residential Schools should demand the government stop fighting First Nations children in court.
Policy changes and advocacy efforts have lead to improvements in the protection and wellbeing of children on the continent. But a lot more still needs to be done.
Children have extra rights due to their vulnerability — these are highly relevant to the situation of those stranded in India.
This benefit, together with other features of the latest relief package, may greatly reduce child poverty.
Focusing on the needs of Indigenous children means that foster care must be community-based and emphasize the importance of family and connections.
Social norms, practices and attitudes in African societies hinder the lives, survival and development of girls.
The fact that there’s a growing number of child vendors means government interventions for vulnerable children aren’t reaching everyone in need.
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Assistant professor, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Doctoral Researcher: Faculty of Law, North-West University
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Full Professor and Associate Vice-President, Research, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Professor, Director Social Inclusion and Social Policy Research Unit, Monash University
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Associate professor, Monash University
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Professor of Family Law, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Sociology, University of New Hampshire
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Professor, DSI/NRF/NDP SARChI Chair in Nutrition and Food Security and Director ARUA CoE Food Security, University of Pretoria
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Associate professor at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, University of Johannesburg
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Researcher and post-doctoral fellow in human nutrition, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Public Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate professor, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Social Welfare Policy, Boston University
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Regents Professor of History, University of Montana
