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040 _aAFVC
100 _aO'Donnell, Melissa
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245 _aInfant removals :
_bthe need to address the over-representation of Aboriginal infants and community concerns of another ‘stolen generation’
_cMelissa O'Donnell, Stephanie Taplin, Rhonda Marriott, Fernando Lima and Fiona J. Stanley
260 _bElsevier,
_c2019
500 _aChild Abuse & Neglect, 2019, Advance online publication, 12 February 2019
520 _aObjectives: The removal of a child from their parents is traumatising, particularly in Aboriginal communities where a history of child removals has led to intergenerational trauma. This study will determine where disparities in child protection involvement exist among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children and characteristics associated with infant removals. Challenges faced by child protection and other agencies, and opportunities for overcoming these, are discussed. Methods: Data from both the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and linked Western Australian government data was used to examine disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in the child protection and out-of-home care system. Results: Nationally, Aboriginal children are ten times more likely to be placed in out-of-home care than non-Aboriginal children and this disparity starts in infancy. Infants were removed from parents with high levels of risk. Aboriginal infants were at increased risk of being removed from women with substance-use problems and had greater proportions removed from remote, dis- advantaged communities than were non-Aboriginal infants. Conclusions: Aboriginal infants have a high rate of removal. Although there are many complexities to be understood and challenges to overcome, there are also potential strategies. The disparity between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infant removals needs to be seen as a priority requiring urgent action to prevent further intergenerational trauma. (Authors' abstract). Record #6195
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_aABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES
650 5 _aCHILD ABUSE
_9103
650 5 _aCHILD NEGLECT
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650 5 _aCHILD PROTECTION
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650 _aCHILD WELFARE
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650 4 _aOUT OF HOME CARE
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650 _aINDIGENOUS PEOPLES
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650 _aINFANTS
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650 0 _97825
_aINTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA
650 _aINTERVENTION
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650 _aIWI TAKETAKE
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651 4 _aAUSTRALIA
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700 _aTaplin, Stephanie
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700 _aMarriott, Rhonda
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700 _aLima, Fernando
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700 _aStanley, Fiona J.
_98233
773 0 _tChild Abuse & Neglect, 2019, Advance online publication, 12 February 2019
830 _aChild Abuse & Neglect
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.01.017
_yRead abstract
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_cARTICLE