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Appendices
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Policy Context
Policy Context Governments recognise that vulnerable and disadvantaged young people require additional support to overcome barriers and achieve positive outcomes in health, housing, education and employment. A key example is the Commonwealth Government’s National Strategy for Young Australians. This strategy …
Profile of young care leavers
Profile of young care leavers Statistics The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report, Child protection Australia 2008-09, states that, on 30 June 2009, there were 34,069 children in out of home care (AIHW 2010). Approximately one third were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. 1 (Opens external …
Cost-benefit analysis
Cost-benefit analysis In 2006, Morgan Disney and Associates undertook a study to inform the Community, and Disability Services Ministers’ Conference (CDSMC) (and governments) about the current alternate pathways of young people after they leave formal care, and the comparative cost of these pathways to governments. …
The systems approach
The systems approach The issues and barriers impacting upon successful transitions for young people leaving formal out of home care are well known, have been well researched and are uncontested. There are numerous research papers, practice guides and state and territory initiatives that have explored the issues, made …
The Transitioning to Independence Process
The Transitioning to Independence Process Maunders et al. (1999) in a report to the National Youth Affairs Research Scheme (NYARS), 4 (Opens external website) recommended that: ‘effective models of support must take account of the need to provide a continuum of care for children so that they can make a graduated …
Preparation - Phase 1
Preparation - Phase 1 Stein (2008) states that many young people transitioning from out of home care miss out on the preparation stage. The evidence provided in the 2009 CREATE Report Card corroborates this view. In a survey of 471 young people who were leaving or had left care, CREATE found that only 36% knew they …
Transition – Phase 2
Transition – Phase 2 Evidence and theory suggest that the transition phase should support the young person to achieve interdependence from their carers and the out of home care system as a precursor to independence . Mendes and Moslehuddin (2006) highlight the accelerated transition to independence of young people …
After care independence – Phase 3
After care independence – Phase 3 Research and evidence strongly supports the need for an integrated model of after care support for young people extending beyond the age of 18 (the upper limit of care orders executed by the courts) to at least age 25. In this context, Raman et al. advocate for governments to "act …
Transitioning from Out Of Home Care to Independence – an integrated pathway
Transitioning from Out Of Home Care to Independence – an integrated pathway A summary of the essential components and outcomes of the transitioning from out of home care to independence pathway, informed by the research and modelled on a program logic approach, is at Attachment E . Key actions Attachment F outlines …