POCLS publications
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NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). Examining Differences between Care and Protection Order Status: Final and No Final Orders Cohorts. (Report No. 18)
This paper describes the POCLS two main cohorts of children - those in the ‘Final Orders’ and ‘No Final Orders’ cohorts - and changing legal status overtime to assist analysts interpret the longitudinal data. The [...]
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Placement stability: children and young people in out-of-home care. Key messages from the Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study. June 2020 - Evidence to Action Note Number 7
This publication describes when children in the Study are most likely to change placements, how often, and the child and carer characteristics associated with placement changes. The implications for policy and practice are outlined
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Educational outcomes: children and young people in out-of-home care. Key messages from the Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study. June 2020 - Evidence to Action Note Number 5
This publication describes the educational outcomes of children in the Study and the findings related to student wellbeing, educational engagement and performance. The implications for policy and practice are outlined
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Cultural identity, community and family connections: Aboriginal children and young people in out-of-home care. Key messages from the Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study. June 2020 - Evidence to Action Note Number 6
This publication outlines what the Study tells us about policy and practice to maintain Aboriginal connections to cultural identity, community and family while in OOHC. The note draws on the independent review of Aboriginal children [...]
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NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). Identifying the cultural background of children in the POCLS (Report No. 12)
Given the multiple data sources reporting child cultural background and the inconsistency over time a counting rule was established for consistent reporting of a child’s cultural background in the POCLS.
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NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). Guidelines for accessing the data and publication (Report No. 14)
This report provides an overview of the POCLS data asset, how to apply to access the data, the requirements for use and publication.
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NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). Guidelines for using the record linkage data (Report No. 15)
This report provides an overview of the record linkage datasets available, the process to gain approval to access the data, the requirements for use and reporting.
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NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). Guidelines for publishing results with small sample sizes (Report No. 16)
The report provides guidelines to manage participant confidentiality and reduce the risk of disclosing identity in data outputs and results presented in all presentations and publications.
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NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). POCLS Study Design and Data User Guide. (Report No.2)
An overview of the study including: design and methods, ethics, data sources, data structure, variable naming convention, data access, data confidentialisation and data weighting.
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NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). OOHC policy context in NSW 2010-2018 during the POCLS Wave 1-4 data collection period (Report No. 17)
The policy context during the period of the POCLS Waves 1-4 data collection is outlined to assist researchers to interpret the results. This will be updated with the release of additional waves of data collection.