Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to stay together from the start (Safest Start): urgent call to action to address crisis in infant removals.
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(Chamberlain) Centre for Health Equity The University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Chamberlain) Judith Lumley Centre La Trobe University Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Chamberlain) The Lowitja Institute Carlton Vic Australia.
(Chamberlain) NGANGK YIRA: Murdoch University Research Centre for Aboriginal Health and Social Equity Murdoch WA Australia.
(Gray) SNAICC - National Voice for our Children Collingwood Vic. Australia.
(Gray) Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research University of Technology Sydney Sydney NSW Australia.
(Bennet) SNAICC - National Voice for our Children Collingwood Vic. Australia.
(Bennet) Relationships Australia Eight Mile Plains QLD Australia.
(Elliott) Bouverie Centre La Trobe University Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Jackomos) Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg Vic. Australia.
(Krakouer) SNAICC - National Voice for our Children Collingwood Vic. Australia.
(Krakouer) Health and Social Care Unit Monash University Clayton Vic. Australia.
(Marriott) NGANGK YIRA: Murdoch University Research Centre for Aboriginal Health and Social Equity Murdoch WA Australia.
(O'Dea) Molly Wardaguga Research Centre Charles Darwin University Casuarina NT Australia.
(Andrews) Aboriginal Studies La Trobe University Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Andrews) Melbourne Poche Centre for Indigenous Health The University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Andrews) School of Psychiatry University of NSW Sydney NSW Australia.
(Atkinson) We Al-li Pty Ltd Northern Rivers NSW Australia.
(Atkinson) We Al-li Pty Ltd Northern Rivers NSW Australia.
(Bhathal) Social Work and Social Policy La Trobe University Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Bundle) The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne Parkville Vic. Australia.
(Davies) Women's and Children's Health Network South Australia Adelaide SA Australia.
(Herrman) Orygen and Centre for Youth Mental Health The University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Hunter) Yoo-rrook Justice Commission Melbourne Vic Australia.
(Jones-Terare) Kurbingui Youth and Family Development, Queensland Brisbane QLD Australia.
(Leane) Women's and Children's Health Network South Australia Adelaide SA Australia.
(Mares) School of Psychiatry University of NSW Sydney NSW Australia.
(McConachy) Department of Social Work The University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Mensah) Murdoch Children's Research Institute Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Mensah) Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Mensah) Department of Paediatrics The University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Mills) Monash Bioethics Centre Monash University Clayton Vic. Australia.
(Mohammed) The Lowitja Institute Carlton Vic Australia.
(Hetti Mudiyanselage) Department of Social Work The University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(O'Donnell) Justice and Society University of South Australia Adelaide SA Australia.
(Orr) School of Psychiatry University of NSW Sydney NSW Australia.
(Priest) Murdoch Children's Research Institute Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Priest) Centre for Social Research and Methods Australian National University Canberra ACT Australia.
(Priest) Melbourne School of Population and Global Health University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Roe) Molly Wardaguga Research Centre Charles Darwin University Casuarina NT Australia.
(Smith) Centre for Health Equity The University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Waldby) Research School of Social Sciences The Australian National University Canberra ACT Australia.
(Milroy) Perth Children's Hospital Nedlands WA Australia.
(Milroy) Division of Psychiatry University of Western Australia Crawley WA Australia.
(Langton) Centre for Health Equity The University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Chamberlain) Judith Lumley Centre La Trobe University Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Chamberlain) The Lowitja Institute Carlton Vic Australia.
(Chamberlain) NGANGK YIRA: Murdoch University Research Centre for Aboriginal Health and Social Equity Murdoch WA Australia.
(Gray) SNAICC - National Voice for our Children Collingwood Vic. Australia.
(Gray) Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research University of Technology Sydney Sydney NSW Australia.
(Bennet) SNAICC - National Voice for our Children Collingwood Vic. Australia.
(Bennet) Relationships Australia Eight Mile Plains QLD Australia.
(Elliott) Bouverie Centre La Trobe University Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Jackomos) Mercy Hospital for Women Heidelberg Vic. Australia.
(Krakouer) SNAICC - National Voice for our Children Collingwood Vic. Australia.
(Krakouer) Health and Social Care Unit Monash University Clayton Vic. Australia.
(Marriott) NGANGK YIRA: Murdoch University Research Centre for Aboriginal Health and Social Equity Murdoch WA Australia.
(O'Dea) Molly Wardaguga Research Centre Charles Darwin University Casuarina NT Australia.
(Andrews) Aboriginal Studies La Trobe University Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Andrews) Melbourne Poche Centre for Indigenous Health The University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Andrews) School of Psychiatry University of NSW Sydney NSW Australia.
(Atkinson) We Al-li Pty Ltd Northern Rivers NSW Australia.
(Atkinson) We Al-li Pty Ltd Northern Rivers NSW Australia.
(Bhathal) Social Work and Social Policy La Trobe University Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Bundle) The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne Parkville Vic. Australia.
(Davies) Women's and Children's Health Network South Australia Adelaide SA Australia.
(Herrman) Orygen and Centre for Youth Mental Health The University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Hunter) Yoo-rrook Justice Commission Melbourne Vic Australia.
(Jones-Terare) Kurbingui Youth and Family Development, Queensland Brisbane QLD Australia.
(Leane) Women's and Children's Health Network South Australia Adelaide SA Australia.
(Mares) School of Psychiatry University of NSW Sydney NSW Australia.
(McConachy) Department of Social Work The University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Mensah) Murdoch Children's Research Institute Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Mensah) Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Mensah) Department of Paediatrics The University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Mills) Monash Bioethics Centre Monash University Clayton Vic. Australia.
(Mohammed) The Lowitja Institute Carlton Vic Australia.
(Hetti Mudiyanselage) Department of Social Work The University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(O'Donnell) Justice and Society University of South Australia Adelaide SA Australia.
(Orr) School of Psychiatry University of NSW Sydney NSW Australia.
(Priest) Murdoch Children's Research Institute Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Priest) Centre for Social Research and Methods Australian National University Canberra ACT Australia.
(Priest) Melbourne School of Population and Global Health University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Roe) Molly Wardaguga Research Centre Charles Darwin University Casuarina NT Australia.
(Smith) Centre for Health Equity The University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia.
(Waldby) Research School of Social Sciences The Australian National University Canberra ACT Australia.
(Milroy) Perth Children's Hospital Nedlands WA Australia.
(Milroy) Division of Psychiatry University of Western Australia Crawley WA Australia.
(Langton) Centre for Health Equity The University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic. Australia.
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2022
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The Australian Journal of Social Issues. Vol.57(2), 2022, pp. 252-273.
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The Australian Journal of Social Issues
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Reducing the rate of over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care (OOHC) is a key Closing the Gap target committed to by all Australian governments. Current strategies are failing. The "gap" is widening, with the rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in OOHC at 30 June 2020 being 11 times that of non-Indigenous children. Approximately, one in five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children entering OOHC each year are younger than one year. These figures represent compounding intergenerational trauma and institutional harm to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities. This article outlines systemic failures to address the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents during pregnancy and following birth, causing cumulative harm and trauma to families, communities and cultures. Major reform to child and family notification and service systems, and significant investment to address this crisis, is urgently needed. The Family Matters Building Blocks and five elements of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle (Prevention, Participation, Partnership, Placement and Connection) provide a transformative foundation to address historical, institutional, well-being and socioeconomic drivers of current catastrophic trajectories. The time for action is now. Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Australian Journal of Social Issues published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australian Social Policy Association.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9304314
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Out of home care