Promoting Child and Carer Wellbeing and Placement Stability in Kinship Care

Kinship care is the fastest growing out-of-home care placement in Australia, yet least supported. This project aims to implement and evaluate an attachment- and trauma-based program for kinship carers, explore its suitability for cultural adaptation for Indigenous families, and co-design practical resources to foster program sustainability and trauma-informed practice. This project will be Australia’s first randomised trial of a tailored program for kinship carers and will generate vital knowledge on evidence-based support. Via implementing an innovative program for kinship carers in statutory child protection, this project should build capacity for research-based practice and benefit family wellbeing and placement outcomes in kinship care.