A fight for legitimacy: reflections on child protection reform, the reduction of baby removals, and child protection decision‐making in Aotearoa New Zealand

Overview of attention for article published in Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, January 2022

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A fight for legitimacy: reflections on child protection reform, the reduction of baby removals, and child protection decision-making in Aotearoa New Zealand https://t.co/z16gMol0rL

Great, thoughtful article which outlines the complexity of what has & is still occurring- I particularly recognise the ‘unintended consequences’ issues & wonder if there is any ongoing work to improve social worker knowledge & actions in OT ra…

RT @kerricleaver73: New article. Got to keep this kōrero going until we have a system that works. Kā mihi @EmilyK100 (legend), @Fitzmaurice…

In 2019 the ‘highly publicised case of baby removal’ in a NZ maternity unit showed ‘lack of consultation…heavy-handed efforts…using the police…multiple efforts at removal during the night’ & more. The complex interplay of ‘politics of legitimacy’ are …

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