Type:	Journal Article
Title:	The Gordon Inquiry: child protection and the role of the health worker
Other Titles:	Aboriginal and Islander health worker journal
Authors:	Gordon, Sue
Keywords:	Child protection;Indigenous issues;Interagency work;Health
Population:	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities
Year:	2003
Publisher:	Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker
Citation:	27 (5), September/October 2003
Notes:	Part of a presentation made at the Fourth National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers' Conference, Health Workers - Making a Difference, this paper provides a background to the Gordon Inquiry, an inquiry set up by the Western Australian Government in 2001 to investigate, inter alia, the circumstances surrounding the death of a young Aboriginal girl in State custody. The terms of reference and key findings of the inquiry with respect to child and/or sexual abuse in Indigenous communities are outlined and problems with the delivery of child protection services are highlighted. Concludes by emphasising the need for a coordinated, multi-agency response to the issue.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/17106
ISSN:	1037-3403
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

Items in ANROWS library are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.