‘Keeping Ourselves Safe From the System’: Perinatal Care Model Considerations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families Intersecting With Child Protection

Abstract

It is the priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and Australian governments, to provide infants with enriching environments in which they may thrive. This is particularly critical during the perinatal period. Yet, an increasing number of notifications and interventions by child protection authorities are occurring in the first year of life. This research reports parent, service provider and researcher perspectives about systemic considerations on a community-led preventative, perinatal care model for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families at risk of child protection involvement. Reflexive thematic analysis of discussions with 22 parents and 80 practitioners fr..