Infant removals: The need to address the over-representation of Aboriginal infants and community concerns of another 'stolen generation'.

O'Donnell, M; Taplin, S; Marriott, R; Lima, F; Stanley, FJ

Infant removals: The need to address the over-representation of Aboriginal infants and community concerns of another 'stolen generation'.

O'Donnell, M Taplin, S

Marriott, R Lima, F Stanley, FJ

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Publisher:: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Child Abuse Negl, 2019, 90, pp. 88-98
Issue Date:: 2019-04

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dc.contributor.author	O'Donnell, M
dc.contributor.author	Taplin, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8752-009X
dc.contributor.author	Marriott, R
dc.contributor.author	Lima, F
dc.contributor.author	Stanley, FJ
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-10T22:07:09Z
dc.date.available	2019-01-23
dc.date.available	2022-10-10T22:07:09Z
dc.date.issued	2019-04
dc.identifier.citation	Child Abuse Negl, 2019, 90, pp. 88-98
dc.identifier.issn	0145-2134
dc.identifier.issn	1873-7757
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/162444
dc.description.abstract	OBJECTIVES: The removal of a child from their parents is traumatising, particularly in Aboriginal communities where a history of child removals has led to intergenerational trauma. This study will determine where disparities in child protection involvement exist among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children and characteristics associated with infant removals. Challenges faced by child protection and other agencies, and opportunities for overcoming these, are discussed. METHODS: Data from both the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and linked Western Australian government data was used to examine disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in the child protection and out-of-home care system. RESULTS: Nationally, Aboriginal children are ten times more likely to be placed in out-of-home care than non-Aboriginal children and this disparity starts in infancy. Infants were removed from parents with high levels of risk. Aboriginal infants were at increased risk of being removed from women with substance-use problems and had greater proportions removed from remote, disadvantaged communities than were non-Aboriginal infants. CONCLUSIONS: Aboriginal infants have a high rate of removal. Although there are many complexities to be understood and challenges to overcome, there are also potential strategies. The disparity between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infant removals needs to be seen as a priority requiring urgent action to prevent further intergenerational trauma.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Child Abuse Negl
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.01.017
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1602 Criminology, 1607 Social Work, 1701 Psychology
dc.subject.classification	Developmental & Child Psychology
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Child Protective Services
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Family
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Health Status Disparities
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Infant
dc.subject.mesh	Infant, Newborn
dc.subject.mesh	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
dc.subject.mesh	Parents
dc.subject.mesh	Retrospective Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Vulnerable Populations
dc.subject.mesh	Western Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Retrospective Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Family
dc.subject.mesh	Parents
dc.subject.mesh	Child
dc.subject.mesh	Child, Preschool
dc.subject.mesh	Infant
dc.subject.mesh	Infant, Newborn
dc.subject.mesh	Vulnerable Populations
dc.subject.mesh	Western Australia
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Health Status Disparities
dc.subject.mesh	Child Protective Services
dc.subject.mesh	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
dc.title	Infant removals: The need to address the over-representation of Aboriginal infants and community concerns of another 'stolen generation'.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	90
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	1602 Criminology
utslib.for	1607 Social Work
utslib.for	1701 Psychology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-10-10T22:07:07Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	90

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES: The removal of a child from their parents is traumatising, particularly in Aboriginal communities where a history of child removals has led to intergenerational trauma. This study will determine where disparities in child protection involvement exist among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children and characteristics associated with infant removals. Challenges faced by child protection and other agencies, and opportunities for overcoming these, are discussed. METHODS: Data from both the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and linked Western Australian government data was used to examine disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in the child protection and out-of-home care system. RESULTS: Nationally, Aboriginal children are ten times more likely to be placed in out-of-home care than non-Aboriginal children and this disparity starts in infancy. Infants were removed from parents with high levels of risk. Aboriginal infants were at increased risk of being removed from women with substance-use problems and had greater proportions removed from remote, disadvantaged communities than were non-Aboriginal infants. CONCLUSIONS: Aboriginal infants have a high rate of removal. Although there are many complexities to be understood and challenges to overcome, there are also potential strategies. The disparity between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal infant removals needs to be seen as a priority requiring urgent action to prevent further intergenerational trauma.

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