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I Wanted to Be Able to Stand on My Own Two Feet First—Younger Parents Exiting Homelessness and Care and Their Aspirations

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This qualitative study examines the aspirations, motivations and support needs of 15 young parents in South Australia with experiences of out‐of‐home care (OOHC) or homelessness. Most participants aimed to delay parenting to achieve financial stability, education and personal development, but faced unplanned pregnancies due to inadequate ...
Tim Moore, Stewart McDougall
wiley   +1 more source

Strengthening foster children's skills: a descriptive study on a trauma-informed group intervention. [PDF]

open access: yesEur J Psychotraumatol
Brinkerink SEM   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Culturally Safe Assistive Technology Provision in Australia: Concept Mapping Perspectives From Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disparities in Assistive Technology (AT) access exist for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples despite recent policy reforms. This paper brings together First Nations and Western academic ways of being, knowing and doing to deliver an AT practice analysis based upon primary data from two research reports into the cultural safety of AT
Shane Hearn   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Keeping Ourselves Safe From the System’: Perinatal Care Model Considerations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families Intersecting With Child Protection

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT It is the priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and Australian governments, to provide infants with enriching environments in which they may thrive. This is particularly critical during the perinatal period. Yet, an increasing number of notifications and interventions by child protection authorities are occurring in ...
Neve Mucabel‐Bue   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expectations and Reality: The Lived Experiences of Australians With Psychosocial Disability Within the NDIS

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was founded on principles of choice and control, for people with significant mental health challenges (what the NDIS calls ‘psychosocial disability’) these ideals often remain elusive. Support systems continue to be fractured and in the context of ongoing policy reforms, it is vital
Joel Hollier, Jennifer Smith‐Merry
wiley   +1 more source

The Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Workforce in Early Childhood Education: Findings From a National Survey of Australian Centre‐Based Services

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Culturally responsive early childhood education (ECE) environments can increase child and family participation, enhance service quality, and improve developmental outcomes for children. Educators from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds contribute to inclusive ECE and are crucial for addressing workforce shortages.
Sene Gide   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caregiver Reports on the Needs and Experiences of Children Impacted by Parental Incarceration: Results From an Australian Survey

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children experiencing parental imprisonment are known to be among the most overlooked in our community. They often experience multiple and compounding disadvantages, with long‐term consequences, but receive no specialised assistance. Knowledge about these children and their families is lacking in Australia and is required to inform policy ...
Catherine Flynn   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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