Publication catalogue list

Guidelines for interpretation of child protection and out-of-home care performance indicators

Each year the Report on Government Services publishes performance data on a range of government services. These guidelines were developed to assist readers to interpret the performance indicator data for child protection and out-of-home care services. For each of the performance indicators, the guidelines provide information on what is being measured, the importance of the indicator, factors that might affect performance, performance ranges for similar indicators within Australia and internationally and the views of professionals on what might be considered an ?adequate? performance range.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 8 April 2002; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 178 6; AIHW cat. no. CWS 17; 92pp.; INTERNET ONLY

Child protection Australia 2000-01

Child welfare series no. 29

This report provides comprehensive information on children who come into contact with State and Territory community service departments for protective reasons. The report contains data for 2000-01, as well as trend data on child protection notifications 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, the relationship of the person believed responsible 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 4 April 2002; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 174 8; AIHW cat. no. CWS 16; 85pp.; $16.00

Child protection Australia 1999-00

Child welfare series no. 27

The report provides comprehensive information on children who come in contact with State and Territory community service departments for protective reasons. The report contains data for 1999-00, 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, the relationship of the person believed responsible and the source of notification are included. For children on care and protection orders, there are data on types of orders and living arrangements; 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 10 May 2001; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 052 9; AIHW cat. no. CWS 13; 84pp.; $16.00

Child protection Australia 1998-99

Child welfare series no. 25

Provides comprehensive information on children who come into contact with State and Territory community service departments for protective reasons. The report contains data for 1998-99 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. For children who were the subject of a child protection substantiation, data on the family type, the relationship of the person believed responsible and the source of notification are also included.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 18 May 2000; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 052 9; AIHW cat. no. CWS 11; 78pp.; OUT OF PRINT

Comparability of child protection data

Examines the comparability of child protection data across the States and Territories of Australia. Several options for improving comparability are described in the report, involving the adoption of a generic reporting framework and several enhancements to the national child protection data collection.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 9 February 2000; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 031 4; AIHW cat. no. CWS 9; 93pp.; OUT OF PRINT

Child protection Australia 1997-98

Child welfare series

Provides comprehensive information on children who come into contact with State and Territory community service departments for protective reasons. The report contains data for 1997-98 on notifications, investigations and substantiations of child abuse and neglect, children on care and protection orders and children in out-of-home care.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 27 August 1999; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 011 6; AIHW cat. no. CWS 8; 79pp.; OUT OF PRINT

Child protection Australia 1996-97

Child welfare series no. 21

National data on child abuse and neglect, children on care and protection orders and children in out of home care are brought together for the first time in Child Protection Australia 1996-97. This new source provides more comprehensive information at the national level on children who come into contact with State and Territory community services departments for protective reasons.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 28 August 1998; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 0 642 24779 7; AIHW cat. no. CWS 5; 98pp.; OUT OF PRINT

Children on care and protection orders Australia 1995-96

Child welfare series no. 18

Presents statistics on children on care and protection orders based on data provided by State and Territory welfare departments for the year 1 July to 30 June the following year.

Authored by P A & Bentley R.

Published 15 July 1997; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 0 642 24735 3; AIHW cat. no. CWS 2; 62pp.; OUT OF PRINT

Children under care and protection orders Australia 1994-95

Child welfare series no. 15

Presents statistics on children on care and protection orders based on data provided by State and Territory welfare departments for the year 1 July to 30 June the following year.

Authored by Angus G, Dunn C & Moyle H.

Published 1 July 1996; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 0 642 24703 2; AIHW cat. no. AIHW 417; 48pp.; OUT OF PRINT

Children under care and protection orders Australia 1992-93

Child welfare series no. 10

Presents statistics on children on care and protection orders based on data provided by State and Territory welfare departments for the year 1 July to 30 June the following year.

Authored by AIHW.

Published 1 November 1994; ISSN 1320-081X; ISBN-13 978 0 644 42817 0; AusInfo cat. no. AGPS 94 3156 3; 30pp.; OUT OF PRINT