➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
Australia: Foster care: Fewer Queensland children being placed with relatives
Courier Mail – March 15, 2017
Queensland foster parents are carrying the heaviest burden in the country, with many juggling two or more children in need of care. They are also stepping up to care for strangers as fewer Queensland children are placed with relatives. The revelation comes amid a foster carers recruitment drive and government promises to pay for foster children’s child care in a move designed to appease foster families.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/foster-care-fewer-queensland-children-being-placed-with-relatives/news-story/124b7492af20fe31f504a6df479d1b07