Monday, November 5, 2012

Protection orders for children double in decade: welfare report


THE number of children on care and protection orders has doubled over the past 10 years, according to a report into health and welfare of Australian young people.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found that 28,200 children aged 0-12 were on care and protection orders in 2011, almost twice as many as in 2000.
Cases of abuse and neglect have risen from 4.8 children per 1000 in 1999-2000 to 6.9 per 1000 in 2011, representing 25,400 children aged 0-12. But they have dropped from the peak of 8.1 per 1000 in 2004-05.
There are 32,000 children in out-of-home care, a figure that has doubled since 2000.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/protection-orders-for-children-double-in-decade-welfare-report-20121030-28hpj.html#ixzz2BIw69pXU