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How is therapeutic residential care constructed within key policy documents ?

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Therapeutic residential care (TRC) is a mode of delivering out‐of‐home care (OOHC) that can help meet the needs of some of Australia's most vulnerable young people and their families. TRC programmes aim to support young people to develop positive relationship experiences in a safe and stable environment.
Lynne McPherson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding well‐being and safety for First Nations children and young people in the Riverland—Engaging with metic knowledge via a capability approach

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Aboriginal culture is both a strength and a protective factor for Aboriginal children; yet, we continue to see disparities in education, health and well‐being outcomes. To improve outcomes for Aboriginal children and families, local cultural ways of knowing, being and doing need to be incorporated into policy and practice.
Michelle Jones   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Was the abolition of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission an act of dispossession?

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) has been described as one of the most comprehensive regional and national governance structures for Indigenous people in Australia. This paper looks briefly at its operational life between 1990 and 2005 and focusses on its abolition, arguing that this was an act of dispossession. The
Tui Crumpen
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing health equity during design and implementation of health system reform initiatives: a scoping review and framework. [PDF]

open access: yesInt J Equity Health
Bouckley T   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

“That grey area where no one can help”: The experience of younger people avoiding or leaving residential aged care who are not NDIS participants

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Living in residential aged care (RAC) can have deleterious effects on the health, well‐being and social participation of younger people (<65 years of age). This research examined the barriers and enablers to leaving or avoiding RAC for Australian younger people who are not National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants. It reports on
Barrie Shannon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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