Children in institutional and other forms of care : a national perspective : report of the Senate Standing Committee on Social Welfare

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SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL WELFARE Children in Institutional and Other Forms of Care A National Perspective June 1985 1
CHILDREN IN INSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER FORMS OF CARE A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE Report of the Senate Standing Committee on Social Welfare JUNE 1985 5
CONTENTS 9
TERMS OF REFERENCE AND CONDUCT OF THE INQUIRY 11
RECOMMENDATIONS 13
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 17
CHAPTER 2 CHANGING ATTITUDES AND APPROACHES TOWARDS INSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER FORMS OF SUBSTITUTE CARE 29
CHAPTER 3 ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT 40
CHAPTER 4 ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE 49
CHAPTER 5 INSTITUTIONAL CARE 59
CHAPTER 6 EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESENT SUBSTITUTE CARE ARRANGEMENTS 73
CHAPTER 7 THE CHILDREN’S SERVICES PROGRAM AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES 84
CHAPTER 8 CONCLUSION 91
Dissent by Senators F.I. Bielke-Petersen, The Hon. A.J. Messner, M.S. Walters, and G. Sheil 105
APPENDIX 1 WITNESSES 108
APPENDIX 2 ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO PRESENTED WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS TO THE COMMITTEE 111
APPENDIX 3 SUBSTITUTE CARE CENTRES AND AGENCIES VISITED BY THE COMMITTEE 114
APPENDIX 4 STATISTICS RELATING TO CHILDREN IN SUBSTITUTE CARE 115
APPENDIX 5 COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN 126
APPENDIX 6 COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING INSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER FORMS OF SUBSTITUTE CARE 130
APPENDIX 7 DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S ROLE IN THE PROVISION OF CHILD CARE AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES 1972-1985 133
APPENDIX 8 UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD 136

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