Out-of-home care, foster care, relative and kinship care publications
List of all publications related to Out-of-Home care
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Developmental outcomes Aboriginal children and young people who have experienced out-of-home care. Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study. (2021). Evidence to Action Note Number 9
This note gives an overview of Aboriginal children’s socio-emotional wellbeing and cognitive development in the POCLS over a 5-6 year period since entering OOHC. The independent review of Aboriginal children in OOHC Family is Culture [...]
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What is the relationship between childhood maltreatment and early educational outcomes? Findings from the NSW Child Development Study - October 2021 - Evidence to Action Note
This Evidence to Action Note outlines key findings regarding the relationship between childhood maltreatment and early education (more specifically, literacy and numeracy) outcomes.
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Characteristics of the children and young people in the POCLS
provides an overview of the first dashboard, which includes demographic data and information on placements and exits from OOHC.
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Child development over time in the POCLS
provides a high-level view of the development of the children and young people In the study including social and emotional development, English language development and non-verbal reasoning and how these were measured in POCLS.
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Child protection history of the children and young people in the POCLS
provides an overview of the second dashboard, which includes information on issues reported prior to entering OOHC, predominant reported issue type and number of Risk of Significant Harm (ROSH) reports before entering OOHC.
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Characteristics of the carers and households in the POCLS
provides an overview of the third dashboard, which includes age of primary carer, employment status, cultural identity of the household, highest level of carer education and annual household income before tax. The data can be [...]
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Introduction to the Interactive Dashboards Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study (POCLS)
provides an overview of the study together with information on dashboard functionality and confidentiality.
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DCJ POCLS Data Asset at a glance
The Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study (POCLS) is the first, large-scale prospective longitudinal study of children and young people in out of home care (OOHC) in Australia.
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Placement stability children and young people in out-of-home care. Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study. (2021). Evidence to Action Note Number 7
The POCLS found that child development is positively associated with placement stability. Placements were less likely to breakdown when caregivers felt satisfied in their caring role and supported by caseworkers. This note outlines strategies to [...]
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Educational outcomes children and young people in out-of-home care. Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study. (2021). Evidence to Action Note Number 5
The POCLS provides new evidence that student wellbeing is directly related to educational engagement and performance. This note outlines strategies to: support children’s learning, behaviour and experiences at school; support and train caregivers; and to [...]