Aboriginal carers can keep connections to kin, culture and country

Our networks and partnerships are an ongoing commitment to the needs and special care qualities of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.

Kinship care ensures that a child or young person is placed with a relative or someone they already know, like a grandparent or aunt.

In Aboriginal communities, the concept of kinship care can further extend to someone who shares a cultural or community connection with the child or young person. Being cared for by relatives or kin helps children avoid the trauma of being placed in unfamiliar environments, though foster carers from the wider community are still sometimes needed when family or kin are not able to provide care.

As with all foster caring, kinship care can be given in many different ways and situations, whether it’s overnight, occasional, short-term or long-term. 

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