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In Australia Children Seem to Be Safer Outside Their Homes
January 25, 2008 at 10:48 AM
Child Health News
For the number of children in out-of-home care has increased by 51 per cent since 2002, according to a report released 23 January 2008 by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The report, Child Protection Australia 2006-07, showed that nationally, there were 18,880 children in out-of-home care in 2002, increasing to 28,441 children in 2007.
Similarly, the number of children on care and protection orders increased significantly, rising by 43 per cent from 20,557 to 29,406 over the same period.
The majority of children in care were either in foster care (50 per cent) or living with relatives (44 per cent), with only 4 per cent of children in residential care in 2007.
Of all child protection notifications received in 2006-07, 58,563 were substantiated cases - cases where there was reasonable cause to believe that harm had occurred or would occur. This was an increase from the previous year, when there were 55,921 substantiated cases.
Cynthia Kim, Head of the AIHW's Children, Youth and Families Unit, said, 'possible reasons for these increases include a rise in the number of children requiring protection, a greater community awareness of child abuse and neglect issues and changes in child protection policies and practices'.
'The cumulative effect of children remaining on care and protection orders or in out-of-home care for longer periods may also be a contributing factor.'
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