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Realising Aboriginal Community Controlled Approaches to Child Reunification
Australian Journal of Social Issues · 2026
This paper examines barriers to the reunification of Aboriginal children from the perspectives of practitioners and finds that successful, sustainable reunification requires Aboriginal Community Controlled approaches centred on extended family, culture and holistic support.
No Child Left Behind: Insights from Reunification Research to Liberate Aboriginal Families from Child Abduction Systems
Genealogy · 2025
This paper proposes the Aboriginal Authority for Restoring Children as a community-led approach to reconnecting and restoring Aboriginal children from out-of-home care, while transforming the systems that separate them from their families.
“Playing the Game”: How Aboriginal Families Navigate Child Protection Systems
Australian Journal of Social Issues · 2025
This paper examines the strategies and resourcefulness Aboriginal families use to navigate a child protection system with unclear rules and unequal power. Itidentifies ways practitioners can support families seeking to have their children restored.
Restoring Children From Out-of-Home Care: Insights From an Aboriginal-Led Community Forum
Child & Family Social Work · 2025
This paper shares insights from an Aboriginal-led community forum about the barriers families face when seeking restoration and the need for accessible, culturally led and ongoing support before, during and after children are removed from their families.