Skip to menu Skip to content Skip to footer

2024

Journal Article

The social and emotional wellbeing of children in out-of-home care: a scoping review exploring structural and social factors

Healy, Karen, Simpson Reeves, Laura, Boman, Madonna, Kolesnikova, Iryna, Povey, Jenny, Venables, Jemma, Baxter, Janeen and Thompson, Kate (2024). The social and emotional wellbeing of children in out-of-home care: a scoping review exploring structural and social factors. Children and Youth Services Review, 166 107991, 107991. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107991

The social and emotional wellbeing of children in out-of-home care: a scoping review exploring structural and social factors

2024

Journal Article

Diminishing their voice through choice? How ‘self-placing’ in out-of-home care affects children and young people’s participation in decision-making

Venables, Jemma, Cullin, Joel, Ellem, Kathy and Healy, Karen (2024). Diminishing their voice through choice? How ‘self-placing’ in out-of-home care affects children and young people’s participation in decision-making. European Journal of Social Work, 1-14. doi: 10.1080/13691457.2024.2408429

Diminishing their voice through choice? How ‘self-placing’ in out-of-home care affects children and young people’s participation in decision-making

2024

Journal Article

Understanding the wellbeing needs of First Nations children in out-of-home care in Australia: a comprehensive literature review

Garvey, Darren, Carter, Ken, Anderson, Kate, Gall, Alana, Howard, Kirsten, Venables, Jemma, Healy, Karen, Bill, Lea, Letendre, Angeline, Dickson, Michelle and Garvey, Gail (2024). Understanding the wellbeing needs of First Nations children in out-of-home care in Australia: a comprehensive literature review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21 (9) 1208, 1208. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21091208

Understanding the wellbeing needs of First Nations children in out-of-home care in Australia: a comprehensive literature review

2024

Journal Article

Children in out-of-home care's right to family and cultural connection: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous Australian children's perspectives

Venables, Jemma, Povey, Jenny, Kolesnikova, Iryna, Thompson, Kate, Boman, Madonna, Richmond, Juli, Healy, Karen, Baxter, Janeen, Thwaite, Isobel and Hussain, Aariyana (2024). Children in out-of-home care's right to family and cultural connection: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous Australian children's perspectives. Child Abuse and Neglect 107009, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107009

Children in out-of-home care's right to family and cultural connection: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous Australian children's perspectives

2024

Journal Article

Approaches to Supporting Young People in Out-of-Home Care Who ‘Self-Place’ in Unapproved Locations: Perspectives of Statutory Child Protection Practitioners

Venables, Jemma, Warrell, Chloe, Cullin, Joel, Ellem, Kathy and Healy, Karen (2024). Approaches to Supporting Young People in Out-of-Home Care Who ‘Self-Place’ in Unapproved Locations: Perspectives of Statutory Child Protection Practitioners. The British Journal of Social Work. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcae131

Approaches to Supporting Young People in Out-of-Home Care Who ‘Self-Place’ in Unapproved Locations: Perspectives of Statutory Child Protection Practitioners

2024

Conference Publication

Carers and stakeholders' perspectives: facilitators and barriers to cultural connection

Thompson, Kate, Healy, Karen and Venables, Jemma (2024). Carers and stakeholders' perspectives: facilitators and barriers to cultural connection. AIFS 24 Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 11-14 June 2024.

Carers and stakeholders' perspectives: facilitators and barriers to cultural connection

2024

Conference Publication

Voices of children in out-of-home: Their experiences of family and cultural connection

Venables, Jemma, Povey, Jenny, Kolesnikova, Iryna, Thompson, Kate, Boman, Madonna, Healy, Karen and Baxter, Janeen (2024). Voices of children in out-of-home: Their experiences of family and cultural connection. Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 11-14 June 2024.

Voices of children in out-of-home: Their experiences of family and cultural connection

2024

Journal Article

The emotional terrain of foster and kinship carers’ relationships with parents of children in care: carers’ perspectives

Healy, Karen, Venables, Jemma, Povey, Jenny, Baxter, Janeen, Scull, Sue, Thompson, Kate and Boman, Madonna (2024). The emotional terrain of foster and kinship carers’ relationships with parents of children in care: carers’ perspectives. Children and Youth Services Review, 161 107672. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107672

The emotional terrain of foster and kinship carers’ relationships with parents of children in care: carers’ perspectives

2024

Conference Publication

Upholding the rights and meeting the needs of young people in out-of-home care who ‘self-place’: The role of the non-government sector

Venables, Jemma, Ellem, Kathy, Healy, Karen and Cullin, Joel (2024). Upholding the rights and meeting the needs of young people in out-of-home care who ‘self-place’: The role of the non-government sector. Social Work and Social Development Conference, Panama and Online, 4-7 April 2024.

Upholding the rights and meeting the needs of young people in out-of-home care who ‘self-place’: The role of the non-government sector

2024

Other Outputs

Home and Healthy Evaluation Final Report

Petersen, Maree, Venables, Jemma, Healy, Karen and Nathanson, Caitlin (2024). Home and Healthy Evaluation Final Report. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.

Home and Healthy Evaluation Final Report

2024

Journal Article

Stability in statutory kinship care: a grounded theory study of placement stability in Australia

Clarke, Annaley, Healy, Karen, Lynch, Debby and Featherstone, Gerald (2024). Stability in statutory kinship care: a grounded theory study of placement stability in Australia. Children and Youth Services Review, 156 107289, 107289. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107289

Stability in statutory kinship care: a grounded theory study of placement stability in Australia

2024

Conference Publication

Young people’s experiences of voice and choice in decisions about their lives when self-placing: an under-explored transition from out-of-home care

Venables, Jemma, Cullin, Joel, Ellem, Kathy and Healy, Karen (2024). Young people’s experiences of voice and choice in decisions about their lives when self-placing: an under-explored transition from out-of-home care. Journal of Youth Studies Conference, Belfast, United Kingdom, 3-5 September 2024.

Young people’s experiences of voice and choice in decisions about their lives when self-placing: an under-explored transition from out-of-home care

2024

Book Chapter

THEORETICAL AND VALUE BASE OF RESEARCH IN CHILD AND FAMILY SOCIAL WORK: Three Epistemological Approaches

Healy, Karen (2024). THEORETICAL AND VALUE BASE OF RESEARCH IN CHILD AND FAMILY SOCIAL WORK: Three Epistemological Approaches. The Routledge Handbook of Child and Family Social Work Research: Knowledge-Building, Application, and Impact. (pp. 27-39) Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781003241492-3

THEORETICAL AND VALUE BASE OF RESEARCH IN CHILD AND FAMILY SOCIAL WORK: Three Epistemological Approaches

2024

Conference Publication

Working together to support young people in out-of-home care who leave approved placements: the experience of practitioners

Venables, Jemma, Ellem, Kathy, Healy, Karen, Warrell, Chloe and Cullin, Joel (2024). Working together to support young people in out-of-home care who leave approved placements: the experience of practitioners. International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Uppsala, Sweden, 18-21 August 2024.

Working together to support young people in out-of-home care who leave approved placements: the experience of practitioners

2023

Journal Article

Navigating the Australian child protection system: the importance of formal and informal support for carers to effectively provide care to children in out‐of‐home care

Venables, Jemma, Povey, Jenny, Boman, Madonna, Healy, Karen, Baxter, Janeen, Austerberry, Sophie and Thompson, Kate (2023). Navigating the Australian child protection system: the importance of formal and informal support for carers to effectively provide care to children in out‐of‐home care. Child and Family Social Work. doi: 10.1111/cfs.13106

Navigating the Australian child protection system: the importance of formal and informal support for carers to effectively provide care to children in out‐of‐home care

2023

Journal Article

Looked after children's right to contact with birth parents: an Australian study

Healy, Karen, Walsh, Tamara, Venables, Jemma and Thompson, Kate (2023). Looked after children's right to contact with birth parents: an Australian study. Child and Family Social Work, 28 (3), 659-668. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12992

Looked after children's right to contact with birth parents: an Australian study

2023

Journal Article

Supporting birth parents’ relationships with children following removal: a scoping review

Healy, Karen, Venables, Jemma and Walsh, Tamara (2023). Supporting birth parents’ relationships with children following removal: a scoping review. Children and Youth Services Review, 149 106961, 106961. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106961

Supporting birth parents’ relationships with children following removal: a scoping review

2023

Journal Article

How do sector level factors influence trust violations in not-for-profit organizations? A multilevel model

Gillespie, Nicole, Anesa, Mattia, Lizzio-Wilson, Morgana, Chapman, Cassandra, Healy, Karen and Hornsey, Matthew (2023). How do sector level factors influence trust violations in not-for-profit organizations? A multilevel model. Journal of Business Ethics, 191 (2), 1-26. doi: 10.1007/s10551-023-05429-6

How do sector level factors influence trust violations in not-for-profit organizations? A multilevel model

2023

Conference Publication

Optimising outcomes for children in out-of-home care: strengthening social support systems for carers

Povey, Jenny, Venables, Jemma, Bowman, Madonna, Healy, Karen, Baxter, Janeen, Austerberry, Sophie and Thompson, Kate (2023). Optimising outcomes for children in out-of-home care: strengthening social support systems for carers. Anglicare Southern Queensland Research Forum, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 10 May 2023.

Optimising outcomes for children in out-of-home care: strengthening social support systems for carers

2023

Conference Publication

Family socioeconomic status and socio-emotional well-being in middle childhood: a life course perspective

Kolesnikova, Iryna, Povey, Jenny, Baxter, Janeen, Healy, Karen and San Martin Porter, Macarena (2023). Family socioeconomic status and socio-emotional well-being in middle childhood: a life course perspective. 2023 Australian Social Policy Conference (ASPC): Social Policy for Social Change, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 11-13 September 2023.

Family socioeconomic status and socio-emotional well-being in middle childhood: a life course perspective