As the following table shows, a high proportion of children (based on the experiences of Inquiry Witnesses) experienced multiple placements following their removal.
PLACEMENT TYPES, INQUIRY WITNESSES
| Placement | Number |
Percent |
| Single institution | 88 |
25.1% |
| Multiple institutions or institution followed by work placement | 95 |
27.1% |
| Single foster/ adoptive placement | 50 |
14.3% |
| Multiple foster/adoptive placements | 6 |
1.7% |
| Institution(s) then foster/adoption or placement followed by institutionalization | 95 |
27.3% |
| Other | 16 |
4.6% |
| Total for whom information available | 350 |
100
% |
One-quarter of the Inquiry witnesses spent the entire period from removal to release in a single children’s home while only 14% spent that entire period with a single non-Indigenous family, whether fostered, adopted or both. Many children moved among institutions (27%) or from institutions into foster placements or vice versa (27%).
Placement Stability | Sexual Abuse | Bonds of Affection | Education | Work and Wages
