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Adoptions Australia 2008-09Child welfare series no. 48During 2008-09, there were 441 adoptions across Australia (one more than in 2007-08): - 61% were intercountry adoptions, 15% were local and 24% were 'known' child adoptions - 71% of all intercountry adoptions were from China, South Korea, the Philippines and Ethiopia - 71% of adopted children were aged less than 5 years. This report contains comprehensive information relating to adoptions in Australia, including characteristics of adopted children, adoptive families and birth mothers. Authored by AIHW. Published 5 February 2010; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 993 5; AIHW cat. no. CWS 36; 88pp.; $27.00 |
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Child protection Australia 2008-09Child welfare series no. 47During 2008-09 across Australia, over 200,000 children were the subject of one or more child protection notifications; almost 33,000 children were the subject of one or more substantiations; over 35,000 children were on care and protection orders; and around 34,000 children were living in out-of-home care. This report contains comprehensive information relating to state and territory child protection and support services, and the characteristics of Australian children within the child protection system. Authored by AIHW. Published 21 January 2010; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 991 1; AIHW cat. no. CWS 35; 128pp.; $28.00 |
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Adoptions Australia 2007-08Child welfare series no. 46'Adoptions Australia 2007-08', the 18th report in the series, presents the latest data on adoptions of Australian children and children from overseas, and highlights important trends in the number of adoptions over the last three decades. Data on all finalised adoptions recorded by state and territory community services departments for the period 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 are presented, including information on adopted children, adoptive families and birth mothers. The report also provides data on the number of requests for information and the number of contact and information vetoes lodged by parties to an adoption. Authored by AIHW. Published 6 February 2009; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 883 9; AIHW cat. no. CWS 34; 84pp.; $27.00 |
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Child protection Australia 2007-08Child welfare series no. 45Child protection Australia 2007-08 provides comprehensive information on state and territory child protection and support services. The report contains data for 2007-08, as well as trend data on child protection notifications, investigations and substantiations, children on care and protection orders and children in out-of-home care. Detailed information on the characteristics of children in the child protection system is presented, specifically data on their age, sex and Indigenous status. In addition, for child protection substantiations, data on the family type and the source of notification are included. For children on care and protection orders there are data on types of orders and living arrangements, and for children in out-of-home care there are data on types of placements and length of time in out-of-home care. Authored by AIHW. Published 21 January 2009; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 880 8; AIHW cat. no. CWS 33; 117pp.; $28.00 |
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Adoptions Australia 2006-07Child welfare series no. 44'Adoptions Australia 2006-07', the 17th report in the series, presents the latest data on adoptions of Australian children and children from overseas, and highlights important trends in adoptions over the last three decades. Data are presented on all finalised adoptions recorded by the state and territory departments responsible for adoption, for the period 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007, including information on adopted children, adoptive families and birth mothers. The report also provides data on the number of requests for information and the number of contact and information vetoes lodged by parties to an adoption. Authored by AIHW. Published 21 February 2008; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 754 2; AIHW cat. no. CWS 32; 84pp.; $25.00 |
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Child protection Australia 2006-07Child welfare series no. 43Child protection Australia 2006-07 provides comprehensive information on state and territory child protection and support services. The report contains data for 2006-07, as well as trend data on child protection notifications, investigations and substantiations, children on care and protection orders and children in out-of-home care. Detailed information on the characteristics of children in the child protection system is presented, specifically data on their age, sex and Indigenous status. In addition, for child protection substantiations, data on the family type and the source of notification are also included. For children on care and protection orders there are data on types of orders and living arrangements, and for children in out-of-home care there are data on types of placements and length of time in out-of-home care. Authored by AIHW. Published 23 January 2008; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 751 1; AIHW cat. no. CWS 31; 116pp.; OUT OF PRINT |
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Educational outcomes of children on guardianship or custody orders: a pilot studyChild welfare series no. 42This report provides a snapshot of the academic performance, as assessed by literacy and numeracy test scores, of children on guardianship or custody orders in 2003. The educational performance of these children are compared with all children sitting these tests, and differences in academic performance between particular subgroups of children on guardianship/custody orders are also examined. This pilot project involved interdepartmental linkage (education and community services departments) of administrative data across multiple jurisdictions-the first Australian study in this field to have done so. Authored by AIHW. Published 14 June 2007; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 679 8; AIHW cat. no. CWS 30; 54pp.; $24.00 |
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Child protection Australia 2005-06Child welfare series no. 40Child Protection Australia 2005-06 provides comprehensive information on state and territory child protection and support services. The report contains data for 2005-06, as well as trend data on child protection notifications, investigations and substantiations, children on care and protection orders and children in out-of-home care. Detailed information on the characteristics of children in the child protection system is presented, specifically data on their age, sex and Indigenous status. In addition, for child protection substantiations, data on the family type and the source of notification are also included. For children on care and protection orders there are data on types of orders and living arrangements, and for children in out-of-home care there are data on types of placements and length of time in out-of-home care. Authored by AIHW. Published 25 January 2007; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 634 7; AIHW cat. no. CWS 28; 104pp.; $25.00 |
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Adoptions Australia 2005-06Child welfare series no. 39'Adoptions Australia 2005-06', the 16th report in the series, presents the latest data on adoptions of Australian children and children from overseas, and highlights important trends in the number of adoptions over the last three decades. Data on all finalised adoptions recorded by state and territory community services departments for the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006 are presented, including information on adopted children, adoptive families and birth mothers. The report also provides data on the number of requests for information and the number of contact and information vetoes lodged by parties to an adoption. Authored by AIHW. Published 12 December 2006; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 625 5; AIHW cat. no. CWS 27; 80pp.; $25.00 |
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Child protection and out-of-home care performance indicatorsChild welfare series no. 41The report describes the history of child protection and out-of-home care performance indicators as well as the current performance indicator framework used in Australia, where service performance is assessed in terms of effectiveness and efficiency. The data used to populate these indicators come from a variety of sources. The Productivity Commission, in its role as Secretariat for the Review of Government Service Provision, collects some data directly from the states and territories while other data are supplied via the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Eight effectiveness indicators are discussed in this report. An overview of how each state and territory is performing against these indicators is provided. Factors which might affect the effectiveness of service provision, including policy, legislation, funding and resources, are also discussed to help explain data trends. The report concludes with a discussion of future directions for the performance indicator framework in the area of child protection and out-of-home care in Australia. Authored by AIHW. Published 30 October 2006; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 616 3; AIHW cat. no. CWS 29; 151pp.; $27.00 |