Australia is a multicultural country with 24% of its population originating from non-English speaking (and culturally diverse) countries. Yet research on how to implement child protection policies in culturally appropriate ways, so as best to protect children from these various cultures from harm is noticeably lacking. In response to the gap in national knowledge the New South Wales Department of Human Services funded a large three year study into the needs and experiences of minority ethnic groups in the child protection system under a Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme. This book reports the...

Australia is a multicultural country with 24% of its population originating from non-English speaking (and culturally diverse) countries. Yet research on how to implement child protection policies in culturally appropriate ways, so as best to protect children from these various cultures from harm is noticeably lacking. In response to the gap in national knowledge the New South Wales Department of Human Services funded a large three year study into the needs and experiences of minority ethnic groups in the child protection system under a Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme. Volume I reports the...