Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010) Child protection Australia 2008-09, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 20 April 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2010). Child protection Australia 2008-09. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Child protection Australia 2008-09. AIHW, 2010.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Child protection Australia 2008-09. Canberra: AIHW; 2010.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2010, Child protection Australia 2008-09, AIHW, Canberra.
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During 2008-09 across Australia, over 200,000 children were the subject of one or more child protection notifications; almost 33,000 children were the subject of one or more substantiations; over 35,000 children were on care and protection orders; and around 34,000 children were living in out-of-home care. This report contains comprehensive information relating to state and territory child protection and support services, and the characteristics of Australian children within the child protection system.
This version of Child protection Australia, 2008–09 differs from the original (published 21 January 2010) in that it corrects historical data reported on the number of children subject to a notification in Australia in 2004–05.
1 Sep 2010 - The number of children subject to a notification in Australia increased by 28% between 2004–05 and 2008–09 (from 161,930 to 207,462).
