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DOI: | 10.1002/ajs4.200 |
Electronic Resources: | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajs4.200 |
Type: | Journal Article |
Title: | Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families to Stay Together from the Start (SAFeST Start): Urgent call to action to address crisis in infant removals |
Authors: | Chamberlain, Catherine Gray, Paul Bennet, Debra Elliott, Alison Jackomos, Marika Krakouer, Jacynta Marriott, Rhonda O'Dea, Birri Andrews, Julie Andrews, Shawana Atkinson, Caroline Atkinson, Judy Bhathal, Alex Bundle, Gina Davies, Shanamae Herrman, Helen Hunter, Sue-Anne Jones-Terare, Glenda Leane, Cathy Mares, Sarah McConachy, Jennifer Mensah, Fiona Mills, Catherine Mohammed, Janine Hetti Mudiyanselage, Lumbini O'Donnell, Melissa Orr, Elizabeth Priest, Naomi Roe, Yvette Smith, Kristen Waldby, Catherine Milroy, Helen Langton, Marcia |
Year: | 2022 |
Abstract: | Reducing the rate of over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care (OOHC) is a key Closing the Gap target committed to by all Australian governments. Current strategies are failing. The “gap” is widening, with the rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in OOHC at 30 June 2020 being 11 times that of non-Indigenous children. Approximately, one in five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children entering OOHC each year are younger than one year. These figures represent compounding intergenerational trauma and institutional harm to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities. This article outlines systemic failures to address the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents during pregnancy and following birth, causing cumulative harm and trauma to families, communities and cultures. Major reform to child and family notification and service systems, and significant investment to address this crisis, is urgently needed. The Family Matters Building Blocks and five elements of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle (Prevention, Participation, Partnerships, Placement and Connection) provide a transformative foundation to address historical, institutional, well-being and socioeconomic drivers of current catastrophic trajectories. The time for action is now. |
URI: | https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/22118 |
ISSN: | 0157-6321 |
Appears in Collections: | Book Chapters |
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