Still too many kids in care
The unacceptable number of Indigenous children in care is among a number of issues discussed at child protection roundtable The alarmingly high number of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children in state care is among the issues discussed at a child protection roundtable in Brisbane. “There have been three inquiries into child protection in less than 15 years,” says PeakCare Qld Executive Director Lindsay Wegener. “During that time we’ve seen the proportion of children in care who are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander grow from 23 to 37 and now 41 per cent. “This growth in terms of both...
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