First Peoples Child & Family Review  

Paul Gray, Terri Libesman, Brittany Mathews, Madelaine McCracken

Elizabeth Rice, Aunty Glendra Stubbs

First Nations children in Australia remain vastly over-represented in the child protection (CP) and out-of- home care (OOHC) systems, and in juvenile detention and adult incarceration systems. To change this, we need to tackle the problem at the source; b... see more

Debra Swan, Jen Swan

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, led particularly by Grandmothers and Aunties, have persistently challenged statutory child protection systems and the harms they inflict on our children, families, and communities. Reflecting on our own e... see more

Jessica Ball, Annika Benoit-Jansson

There is consensus that quality services to Indigenous children and families involve the transmission, preservation, and promotion of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultural connections and must be delivered within specific First Nations, Métis, and Inui... see more

Robyn Williams, Dorothy E. Badry

Children and youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) have limited access to assessment, diagnostic, and treatment resources – a distinct disadvantage in meeting their care needs in Australia. Limited knowledge exists on the intersection of FASD,... see more

Terri Libesman, Paul Gray

First Peoples continue to face intergenerational harms as a result of settler systems of intervention in the lives of their families, including the forced removal of children. First Peoples resistance includes advocacy for systemic change, in particular f... see more

Mireille De La Sablonnière-Griffin, Delphine Collin-Vézina, Tonino Esposito, Jacinthe Dion

This study brings forward new evidence regarding child protection (CP) intervention for First Nations children and contributes to a longitudinal understanding of their trajectories within CP services. It raises questions regarding the persisting, unmet ne... see more