Abuse in care
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Glossary Item |
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METEOR identifier:![]() | 748916 |
Registration status:![]() |
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Definition:![]() | In the context of the Australian child protection systems in operation in each state and territory, abuse in care refers to instances of abuse of children in out-of-home care, on third party parental orders, or on other orders that transfer full or partial parental responsibility for the child to an authority of the State. It can involve physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and neglect. Abuse in care includes instances where the person held responsible is: a) the approved carer b) another person living in the household or care facility, including other children c) an employee of the responsible care service/agency or government department d) a person not living in the household, where a person in (a) or (c) above failed to protect the child, or the action or inaction of a person in (a) or (c) contributed to the abuse. |
Context:![]() | Child protection |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Origin:![]() | AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) 2018. Child protection national minimum data set, data collection manual 2017-18. Canberra: AIHW. |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references:![]() | Supersedes Abuse in care
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Metadata items which use this glossary item:![]() | Approved carer
Employee of a responsible care service/agency or government department
Living in the household (Child protection)
Out-of-home care
Person held responsible (Child protection)
Person held responsible (Child protection)
Safety in care (SC) file cluster
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