Child protection Australia 2004-05

Child welfare series no. 38

Full publication

• Child protection Australia 2004-05 (492K PDF)

Publication table of contents

• List of tables 
• List of figures 
• Acknowledgments 
• Abbreviations
• Symbols used in the tables  
• Summary
  • Notifications, investigations and substantiations
  • Children on care and protection orders
  • Children in out-of-home care
• Sections
  1. Background 
     • Child protection systems
       • Reporting of child protection matters
       • The child protection process
       • Important differences among states and territories 
       • Changes in child protection policies and practices
       • Family support services
       • Recent policy changes
     • The child protection data
  • Notifications, investigations and substantiations 
    • Overview
      • Scope of the data collection
      • Categories used for notification and investigations
    • Data and analysis
      • Number of notifications, investigations and substantiations
      • Characteristics of children
      • Rates of children in substantiations
      • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
      • Additional data on notifications and substantiations

  • Care and protection orders 

    • Overview
      • Children who are in need of care and protection
      • Types of care and protection orders
      • Scope of the data collection
      • State and territory differences
    • Data and analysis
      • Admissions, discharges and orders issued
      • Trends in the number of children on orders
      • Characteristics of children on care and protection orders
      • Rates of children on care and protection orders
      • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
  • Out-of-home care
    •  Overview
      • Children who are placed in out-of-home care
      • Scope and coverage of out-of-home care data collection
    • Data and analysis
      • Admissions and discharges
      • Trends in numbers in out-of-home care
      • Characteristics of children in out-of-home care
      • Rates of children in out-of-home care
      • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
• End matter 
  • Appendixes
    • Appendix 1: Detailed tables
      • Child protection
      • Care and protection orders
      • Out-of-home care
    • Appendix 2: Technical notes
      • Calculation of rates
        • Rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
        • Rates for other (Australian) children.
      • Identification of Indigenous status
        • Children
        • Caregivers
    • Appendix 3: Legislation
      • Child Protection legislation
      • Legislative definition of 'in need of care and protection'
    • Appendix 4: Mandatory reporting requirements 
  • Glossary 
  • References