| Description |
xxxiv, 336 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. Storytelling, healing and the forgotten Australians -- 2. A personal journey towards healing and redress -- 3. Telling stories: acccessing personal records -- 4. Getting it right: an appraisal of the New South Wales Government apology to the forgotten Australians. -- 5. Why an apology is not enough -- 6. Apology excepted: a response to the South Australian Government apology -- 7. From advocacy to policy -- 8. Rights for redress: making the Victorian charter work for justice -- 9. Abuse and neglect in care then and now: the implications of the Forgotten Australians Report for contemporary leaving care policy and practice -- 10. Redress in Victoria? justice on hold! -- 11. Surviving "care" in New South Wales: why New South Wales needs an inquiry and a redress scheme |
| Summary |
This book considers the life journeys of former care residents, referred to as the Forgotten Australians and what governments and welfare agencies have done to address the challenges presented by this group. While many former residents have lived productive and fulfilling lives, some have spent a lifetime coming to terms with the time spent in institutions during their childhood |
| Analysis |
Child abuse |
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Child welfare |
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Children |
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Civil & human rights (Australia) |
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History, 1901-1999 |
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Human rights violations |
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Interstate comparisons |
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Legal standing |
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Residential care |
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Social issues & welfare (Australia) |
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Welfare policy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Abused children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia.
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Child welfare -- Australia -- History -- 20th century.
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Children -- Institutional care -- Law and legislation -- Australia.
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Children's rights -- Australia -- History -- 20th century.
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Institutional care -- Australia -- History -- 20th century.
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| Author |
Branigan, Elizabeth.
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Hil, Richard, 1953-
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Eldon and Anne Foote Trust Philanthropy Collection
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| LC no. |
2010681602 |
| ISBN |
9780980618754 (paperback) |
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