8 December, 2016
Although the sample is not random and comprised only 6% of the children and young people in care, the information the Senior Advocate collected this year gives a general indication of the situation of children and young people in long-term care as a whole.
We found:
- 72% of children and young people whose cases were reviewed were in stable, long-term placements
- 88% had at least one significant adult in their lives
- 88% were confidently considered safe and reported to feel safe.
- 80% were receiving standard health services and, where necessary, specific health and disability services to meet their needs
- 24% did not have regular contact with the same worker
- 15% of those who were allocated a social worker received less than the recommended monthly face-to-face contact
- 43% of children had a Life Story Book
- 78% of the 123 children and young people who were of school age and attending a state pre-school, primary or secondary school had a current Individual, or Negotiated Education Plan
- 43% of the 90 children and young people who had the capacity to understand had been provided with the Charter of Rights for Children and Young People in Care
- 61% of Aboriginal children were placed with their extended family or with Aboriginal carers
- 38% of Aboriginal children had a culturally appropriate Life Story Book
A summary of the 2015-15 Audits of Annual Reviews is available.for download.
The full report of the 2015-15 Audits of Annual Reviews is available.for download,.
