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040			_aAFVC
245			_aSafety of children in care : _bmeasurement of harm _cOranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children
260			_aWellington, New Zealand : _bOranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children, _c2018
300			_aelectronic document (22 pages) ; PDF file
505			_aIncludes: International approaches for reporting on harm experienced by children in care: A high-level review
520			_aBased on extensive research conducted by Oranga Tamariki and published externally in November 2017, and subsequent advice from an Expert Measurement Group, we have identified a new measurement approach relating to the safety of tamariki in care. The new measures and the approach will not only help to inform practice improvements, and allow us to see patterns of harm and understand what is happening, but will also contribute to the reporting requirements under the Care Standards when they come into force on 1 July 2019. In addition, information from the new measures can be used to improve our international reporting under the United Nations conventions and treaties which New Zealand has ratified. Background Since 2010, we have been reporting on the harm experienced by tamariki in our care. The methodology used to measure harm has evolved over time as we have learnt more from New Zealand and other jurisdictions. This has led to the utilisation of different approaches and definitions which have made comparison difficult. For example, for the period 2014/2015, Child Youth and Family reported 40 tamariki in care were found to have been harmed by their ministry approved caregivers. Ministry approved caregivers are however only a subset of the total caregiver pool. The wider caregiver pool includes Child and Family Support Service approved caregivers and Parents in Return/Remain Home approved placements. In addition, the methodology used during this time did not include the measurement or reporting of harm experienced by tamariki placed within our Residences. During 2016/2017, in response to the issues outlined above, we undertook exploratory research of data and information held in our case management system, CYRAS, to better understand the extent and nature of harm experienced by tamariki in care. The research involved manually reviewing the case files of 698 tamariki in care during the 2015/2016 financial year in order to estimate the overall level of harm experienced in care. This research provided a more holistic view which allowed us to estimate the relative levels of harm by placement type, and by type of person who caused the harm, as well as harm that occurred within caregiver’s homes, within Residences (both Youth Justice and Care & Protection) and in the community. The study also identified a number of recording issues to be addressed. The resulting research report, Understanding harm experienced by children and young people in care during 2015/16 (#5698), was published on the Oranga Tamariki website on 28 November 2017. At that time, we committed to establish an expert group comprised of key advisors and academics to discuss the findings and implications of this research, and proposed a future measurement approach that provides a sustainable and repeatable measure of safety in care. (Executive summary). The report, International approaches for reporting on harm experienced by children in care: A high-level review, outlines the approach used for reporting harm in a number of English speaking countries that are comparable to New Zealand: England, Scotland, the United States, Canada, and Australia. The report is included in the main report or can be accessed via the link or from the website. Record #5974
650			_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE
650			_aCHILD PROTECTION _9118
650		4	_aOUT OF HOME CARE _9260
650			_aKINSHIP CARE _9335
650		5	_9315 _aINSTITUTIONAL CARE
650		0	_93394 _aINTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
650		5	_9499 _aRESEARCH METHODS
650		4	_aSOCIAL SERVICES _9555
650		0	_aINSTITUTIONAL ABUSE _98209
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
651		4	_aAUSTRALIA _92597
651		4	_aCANADA _92602
651			_aENGLAND _92636
651			_aSCOTLAND _92635
651		4	_aUNITED KINGDOM _92604
651		4	_aUNITED STATES _92646
710			_aOranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children _97316
856			_uhttps://www.orangatamariki.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Children-in-our-care/SoCiC-Measurement-of-Harm-report.pdf
856			_uhttps://www.orangatamariki.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/About-us/Research/Latest-research/international-measurement-models-harm-care/International-measurement-models-harm-in-care.pdf _yInternational approaches...
856			_uhttps://www.orangatamariki.govt.nz/about-us/research/our-research/international-measurement-models-harm-in-care/ _yAccess the website
856			_uhttps://www.orangatamariki.govt.nz/about-us/performance-and-monitoring/safety-of-children-in-care/ _zSafety of Children in Care
942			_2ddc _cREPORT