Cumulative Incidence of Child Protection Services Involvement Before Age 5 Years in 153670 Australian Children

Kathleen Falster; Mark Hanly; Rhiannon Pilkington; Sandra Eades; Jessica Stewart; Louisa Jorm; John Lynch

Journal article

Cumulative Incidence of Child Protection Services Involvement Before Age 5 Years in 153670 Australian Children

Kathleen Falster, Mark Hanly, Rhiannon Pilkington, Sandra Eades, Jessica Stewart, Louisa Jorm, John Lynch

JAMA PEDIATRICS | AMER MEDICAL ASSOC | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1151

Abstract

This study examines the incidence of notifications to and investigations, substantiations, and out-of-home care placements by child protection services for children aged 0 to 5 years in New South Wales, Australia.

University of Melbourne Researchers

Sandra Eades Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (Centre for Research Excellence grants)

Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (project grant 1061713 [Drs Falster, Jorm, Lynch, and Eades], Early Career Fellowship grant 1016475 [Dr Falster], Career Development Fellowship grant 1013418 [Dr Eades] and Centre for Research Excellence grants [1099422 (Drs Lynch and Pilkington) and 1135273 (Dr Hanly)]).

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