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.
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Most exit the out-of-home care system at 18, or younger, without ongoing support.
Children are removed from families and placed in care when we think they are being harmed or their needs neglected. But data shows the vast majority aren’t getting recommended health care.
Pandemic-induced lockdowns have brought up challenges for children in out-of-home care and their carers. However, Kinship care provided unexpected positives for Aboriginal elders and their families.
Landmark dental findings are likely to be the tip of an iceberg.
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ARC Research Fellow in Indigenous Health, Disability and Community Development, University of Sydney
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Director, Center for Community Child Health Royal Children's Hospital; Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne; Theme Director Population Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor, Director Social Inclusion and Social Policy Research Unit, Monash University
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Principal Fellow, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Deputy Director Translational Research and Social Innovation Group at the Ingham Institute, Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Reader, Dental School, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Dental Public Health, University of Glasgow
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Senior Research Fellow, Research Centre for Children and Families, University of Sydney
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Aboriginal Educator and Research Associate, University of Sydney
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Paediatrician, Royal Children’s Hospital; Research officer, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Senior Research Officer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
