Table of contents

• Contributors and acknowledgements
• List of all Australian research reviewed
• Section 1: Introduction
  • Purpose of this report
  • Method
• Section 2: Messages from Australian research
  • Foster families
  • Participation of children and young people in care
  • Cultural considerations in placement decisions
  • Issues relating to reunification
  • Outcomes for children and young people in care
  • Young people leaving care
  • Residential and specialised models of care
  • Kinship care
  • Issues for professionals in associated field working with children in out-of-home care
  • Policy research: The out-of-home care service system
  • Policy research: Service provision
• Individual study reviews presented in tables
• Section 3. Key messages for research, policy and practice in Australian out-of-home care
  • Key messages for policy and practice
  • Implications for research
  • Dissemination
• References
• Appendix A: International review of kinship care literature
• Appendix B: Key messages from research