Meredith Kiraly

'It's good because my sister is young, and she knows what's going on': Children's views about their young kinship carers

Meredith Kiraly, Margaret Kertesz

Journal article  |  2021  |  CHILD & FAMILY SOCIAL WORK

Much literature about kinship care has focused on the issues facing grandparent carers. An Australian research project explored th..

Unrecognized: Kinship care by young aunts, siblings and other young people

Meredith Kiraly, Cathy Humphreys, Margaret Kertesz

Journal article  |  2020  |  CHILD & FAMILY SOCIAL WORK

Much literature about kinship care has focused on grandparents, with limited attention to other kinship carers. This article descr..

The nature and prevalence of kinship care: Focus on young kinship carers

Meredith Kiraly, David Hoadley, Cathy Humphreys

Journal article  |  2020  |  CHILD & FAMILY SOCIAL WORK

Young kinship carers tend to be overlooked in kinship care policy and practice. This Australian research project explored the prev..

Towards real support for all Australian children in kinship care and their carers

Meredith Kiraly, Jill Green, Tracey Hamilton

Journal article  |  2020  |  CHILDREN AUSTRALIA

The introduction to this article provides a brief overview of current issues in kinship care. This is followed by transcripts of t..

Children in Kinship Care: Promoting Their Mental Health and Well-Being

Meredith Kiraly, Elaine Farmer

Book Chapter  |  2020

Nonfamilial kinship carers-Who are they and what support do they need to nurture children?

Meredith Kiraly

Journal article  |  2019  |  CHILD & FAMILY SOCIAL WORK

There is a growing body of literature about kinship care in the Western world; however, much of it focuses on grandparent care. A ..

Support for Children in Kinship Care from the Commonwealth, States and Territories of Australia-A National Policy Survey

Meredith Kiraly

Journal article  |  2019  |  Developing Practice

Developing Practice (Special Kinship Care Issue No.2) (Vol 52)

Editorship  |  2019  |  Developing Practice

Editorial: Beyond Poverty and Disadvantage–Achieving Wellbeing for all Australian Children in Kinship Care

Meredith Kiraly

Journal article  |  2019  |  Developing Practice: the child youth and family work journal

This is the second of two Special Issues on kinship care. Here I explore ways forward to address kin children’s wellbeing from a h..

Kinship Care in Australia–Making It a National Issue

Meredith Kiraly

Journal article  |  2018  |  Developing Practice