Comparison of Systems and Outcomes for Safeguarding Children in Australia and Norway: A Decade of Rapid Change
Bente Heggem Kojan,
Erica Russ,
Gaute Skrove
et al.
Abstract:Using aggregated national data, this paper re‐examines the outcomes of the Australian and Norwegian protective systems during the past decade and compares it to the trends and issues identified in our earlier 2012 study. We outline the context of increased service demand affecting both countries with rapid expansion and reform of their policies and approaches. A convergence has been occurring regarding their focus upon risk and its relationship with family support. However, in Australia, there was an increasin… Show more
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