FACSIAR Lunch and learn: Infants entering out-of-home care: health, developmental trajectories and services

Wednesday, 29 June 12:00-1:00pm AEST, online via MS Teams

Hosted by Family and Community Services Insights, Analysis and Research (FACSIAR)

Details

The number of infants in Australia entering out-of-home care (OOHC) during the first year of life due to child protection concerns is increasing. Research has found that infants and toddlers entering OOHC have the highest rates of substantiated notifications of maltreatment and are at much higher risk of developmental vulnerability, poor health and attachment problems compared to infants who have not been maltreated and/or placed in OOHC. This FACSIAR Lunch and Learn will have a focus on current research and practice to improve the health and development trajectories of infants entering OOHC and the best ways to support them and their carers. Findings will be presented from the Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study (POCLS); an update from the NSW Health ‘First 2000 Days Framework’; an overview of the research and practice of how best to support foster/kinship carers of infants; along with information about the ‘Health Pathways’ program for children entering OOHC.

Program

• Infants entering care - the First 2000 Days Framework perspective
  A/Prof Elisabeth Murphy, Senior Clinical Advisor, Child and Family Health, Ministry of Health
• Infants who entered out-of-home care: child protection and developmental trajectories
  A/Prof Melissa O’Donnell,  Australian Centre for Child Protection, University of South Australia
• Foster/kinship carers of infants: how are they prepared and supported in their caregiving role?
  A/Prof Stacy Blythe, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University and the Translational Research and Social Innovation (TReSI) group at the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research
• Health pathway program for children in out-of-home care
  Angela Tocher, Program Officer, Inter-agency Team, Child and Family Directorate, Department of Communities and Justice
• Question and answer

Questions or comments?
Contact: ResearchPartnerships@facs.nsw.gov.au

The recorded presentations, slides and resources will be sent out within one week following the webinar.

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