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Indigenous kids in out-of-home care are at risk

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Imagine you are a child and have nowhere else to go, but a foster care centre. You'll receive education and a place to sleep at night. Once you get used to it, you're forced to move out and get another foster care centre. And again, and again.This is what's happening with our kids in out-of-home care.(image of children performing "Sorry Day" dance by electicnerve on Flickr)

Indigenous kids are being let down by the system they most rely upon, according to a new report. Indigenous kids in out-of-home care are six times more likely to be moved than non-indigenous, and experts believe this is due to a number of reasons.

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Friday, March 1 2013

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Featured in storyDr Joseph McDowall - Director of the CREATE Foundation and consultant of 2013 report

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Indigenous kids in out-of-home care are at risk

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