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True self-determination isn’t possible for Indigenous Australians in child protection (CP) systems when ur at the behest of government legislation & bureaucracy. CP systems are legislated differently across state/territory jurisdictions. There is no national statutory approach.
In this context, community control is fraught. How can we reduce the number of Indigenous Australian children in out of home care when we have no real control (& limited involvement) in child removals by the state? #BlackfullaTwitter #auspol @sandyosullivan #CloseTheGapOOHCTarget
I wrote this piece on the complexities of aiming to reduce the overrepresentation of Indigenous children in care by 45% within 10 years. This Closing The Gap target seems unrealistic - we do not have control over statutory child protection systems anzsog.edu.au/resource-libra…
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