Researchers at The University of Queensland, Life Course Centre, in collaboration with a range of partner organisations, will undertake a three-year study to examine children’s experiences of out-of-home care and their social, emotional and cultural outcomes. The project aims to provide evidence to improve service agencies’ understanding of children’s experiences in out-of-home care and how agencies can best support families, carers and communities to enhance the well-being of all children in out-of-home-care.
Project aims:
Analyse Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous children’s experiences of out-of-home care over time and at key points in the children’s development.
Explore how Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous children’s experiences of out-of-home care and their relationships with foster/kinship carers and birth families contribute to their social, cultural and emotional well-being over time.
Analyse the experiences of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous birth families and foster/kinship carers over time and how they can be best supported to improve social, emotional and cultural outcomes for children.
Analyse reasons for, and identify options to address, the low proportion of kinship care placements especially for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children in Queensland.