Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Child welfare system : David Hanna a perfect storm?

By: Hanna, David.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleSeries: Policy Quarterly.Publisher: Victoria University of Wellington, 2020Subject(s): Oranga Tamariki, Ministry for Children | CHILD PROTECTION | CHILD WELFARE | CHILDREN | COLONISATION | FAMILIES | MĀORI | RACISM | SUPPORT SERVICES | YOUNG PEOPLE | TAIPŪWHENUATANGA | TAMARIKI | TOKO I TE ORA | TURE WHĀNAU | WHAKAHĀWEA IWI | WHANAU | NEW ZEALANDOnline resources: Click here to access online | View Children, Families and the State seminar series In: Policy Quarterly, 2020, 16(1): 39-40Summary: The year 2019 represented a watershed moment for Aotearoa New Zealand’s child welfare system, as a public spotlight was shone on systemic ethnic inequities during ongoing legislative changes aimed at centering Te Tiriti o Waitangi and whänau, hapü, and iwi considerations in policy and practice. In the midst of this dialogue, Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Government hosted the “Children, Families, and the State”– a seminar series focused on the historical, current, and future role of the state in the lives of families and children. The seminars, and the discussion it generated, was due to the calls to action from speakers across the system, including leadership at Oranga Tamariki, within the family court, non-profit providers, commissioners and advocates, and academics. The four brief essays in this edition of Policy Quarterly capture viewpoints from several of the seminar speakers. Despite their different perspectives, common threads unite them. A greater recognition of the structural causes of the historical and current patterns of ethnic inequities in child welfare system contact, a commitment to whänau, hapü, and iwi-centred policy, practice, and partnership, the authors argue, are vital for a more just and empowering system. (Authors' abstract). Record #6985
Item type Current location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Access online Access online Family Violence library
Online Available ON21010032

Policy Quarterly, 2020, 16(1): 39-40

The year 2019 represented a watershed moment for Aotearoa New Zealand’s child welfare system, as a public spotlight was shone on systemic ethnic inequities during ongoing legislative changes aimed at centering Te Tiriti o Waitangi and whänau, hapü, and iwi considerations in policy and practice. In the midst of this dialogue, Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Government hosted the “Children, Families, and the State”– a seminar series focused on the historical, current, and future role of the state in the lives of families and children. The seminars, and the discussion it generated, was due to the calls to action from speakers across the system, including leadership at Oranga Tamariki, within the family court, non-profit providers, commissioners and advocates, and academics.

The four brief essays in this edition of Policy Quarterly capture viewpoints from several of the seminar speakers. Despite their different perspectives, common threads unite them. A greater recognition of the structural causes of the historical and current patterns of ethnic inequities in child welfare system contact, a commitment to whänau, hapü, and iwi-centred policy, practice, and partnership, the authors argue, are vital for a more just and empowering system. (Authors' abstract). Record #6985