Child protection contact among children of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds: A South Australian linked data study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To describe the cumulative incidence of child protection (CP) system contact, maltreatment type, source of reports to age 7 years, and socio-demographic characteristics for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) Australian children.

Methods

We used CP, education, health, and birth registrations data for children followed from birth up to age 7 from the South Australian Better Evidence, Better Outcomes, Linked Data (SA BEBOLD) platform.

Participants

SA born children enrolled in their first year of school from 2009 to 2015 (n = 76 563). CALD defined as non-Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, spoken language other than English, Indigenous or Sign, or had at least one parent born in a non-English speaking country.

Outcomes measures

For CALD and non-CALD

SUBMITTER: Abdul Rahim R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10946611 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature