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.

Chamberlain, C; Gray, P; Bennet, D; Elliott, A; Jackomos, M; Krakouer, J; Marriott, R; O'Dea, B; Andrews, J; Andrews, S; Atkinson, C; Atkinson, J; Bhathal, A; Bundle, G; Davies, S; Herrman, H; Hunter, S-A; Jones-Terare, G; Leane, C; Mares, S; McConachy, J; Mensah, F; Mills, C; Mohammed, J; Hetti Mudiyanselage, L; O'Donnell, M; Orr, E; Priest, N; Roe, Y; Smith, K; Waldby, C; Milroy, H; Langton, M

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.

Chamberlain, C Gray, P

Bennet, D Elliott, A Jackomos, M Krakouer, J Marriott, R O'Dea, B Andrews, J Andrews, S Atkinson, C Atkinson, J Bhathal, A Bundle, G Davies, S Herrman, H Hunter, S-A Jones-Terare, G Leane, C Mares, S McConachy, J Mensah, F Mills, C Mohammed, J Hetti Mudiyanselage, L O'Donnell, M Orr, E Priest, N Roe, Y Smith, K Waldby, C Milroy, H Langton, M

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Citation:: Aust J Soc Issues, 2022, 57, (2), pp. 252-273
Issue Date:: 2022-06

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dc.contributor.author	Chamberlain, C
dc.contributor.author	Gray, P https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3090-2596
dc.contributor.author	Bennet, D
dc.contributor.author	Elliott, A
dc.contributor.author	Jackomos, M
dc.contributor.author	Krakouer, J
dc.contributor.author	Marriott, R
dc.contributor.author	O'Dea, B
dc.contributor.author	Andrews, J
dc.contributor.author	Andrews, S
dc.contributor.author	Atkinson, C
dc.contributor.author	Atkinson, J
dc.contributor.author	Bhathal, A
dc.contributor.author	Bundle, G
dc.contributor.author	Davies, S
dc.contributor.author	Herrman, H
dc.contributor.author	Hunter, S-A
dc.contributor.author	Jones-Terare, G
dc.contributor.author	Leane, C
dc.contributor.author	Mares, S
dc.contributor.author	McConachy, J
dc.contributor.author	Mensah, F
dc.contributor.author	Mills, C
dc.contributor.author	Mohammed, J
dc.contributor.author	Hetti Mudiyanselage, L
dc.contributor.author	O'Donnell, M
dc.contributor.author	Orr, E
dc.contributor.author	Priest, N
dc.contributor.author	Roe, Y
dc.contributor.author	Smith, K
dc.contributor.author	Waldby, C
dc.contributor.author	Milroy, H
dc.contributor.author	Langton, M
dc.date.accessioned	2023-07-10T05:22:39Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-01
dc.date.available	2023-07-10T05:22:39Z
dc.date.issued	2022-06
dc.identifier.citation	Aust J Soc Issues, 2022, 57, (2), pp. 252-273
dc.identifier.issn	0157-6321
dc.identifier.issn	1839-4655
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/171402
dc.description.abstract	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.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	WILEY
dc.relation.ispartof	Aust J Soc Issues
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1002/ajs4.200
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	16 Studies in Human Society
dc.subject.classification	General Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
dc.subject.classification	44 Human society
dc.title	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.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	57
utslib.location.activity	Australia
utslib.for	16 Studies in Human Society
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Provost/Jumbunna
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dc.date.updated	2023-07-10T05:22:36Z
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utslib.citation.issue	2

Abstract:

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.

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