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Safety
Safety is a core priority for all residential services. Serious Occurrence reports track many Indicators of safety, including rates of injury, physical or sexual abuse by peers or caregivers, and running away.
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Data Source |
Timeframe for reporting |
Examples from other jurisdictions |
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Serious Occurrence Reports |
Within one year |
Proportion of children in care who are abused or neglected (U.S Department of Health and Human Services, 2014: See Measure 2.1) Children in care who were the subject of a substantiation (Australian Government, 2015: See Box 15.11) The number of children reported missing for more than 24 hours (UK Government, 2015: See Paragraph 65) Fatalities of Children in Care (British Columbia, 2015a) |