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Children entering out-of-home care in South Australia: baseline analyses for a 3-year longitudinal study
- Authors:
- DELFABBRO Paul, BARBER James G., COOPER Lesley
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 24(12), December 2002, pp.917-932.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This study examined the characteristics of 235 children (aged 4-17 years) placed into out-of-home care in South Australia during 1998-1999. Overall, the results were consistent with previous studies conducted in North America and the United Kingdom, and showed that children could be separated into two broad clusters. These were: Adolescents placed on longer-term orders with unstable placement histories and with a higher incidence of mental health and behavioural problems;and Younger children placed on the shorter term orders as a result of parental incapacity, abuse or neglect. Placement type, expected duration and the type of legal order were significantly predicted by a number of child characteristics including age, gender and the reason for referral.