Amy Gill

The University of Sydney · School of Education and Social Work

This poster presents synthesizes research pertaining to the under-representation of care alumni in academia. It also emphasises the importance of centring lived experience in OOHC experience. It presents key recommendations to promote care alumni's meaningful participation in research design, analysis, and dissemination and strategies for promoting...

A genuinely supportive social network is crucial to health and well-being in motherhood. Feeling supported during challenging times can help to shield the impact of adversity and distress. Mutual support networks resulting from authentic, caring connections with others can be particularly beneficial to people with histories of fractured family rela...

Safe and stable housing is vital to the well-being of both young parents transitioning from out-of-home care and their children. International research has examined the strengths and weaknesses of placement and aftercare housing arrangements for this cohort. For example, residential care may offer a range of on-site supports for young mothers and t...

This poster presents interview findings from a larger, mixed-methods study of early parenthood within the context of out-of-home care. It includes findings pertaining to relationship building between professionals and care-experienced young mothers, and associated recommendations for policy and practice.

Knowledge, beliefs, identities, and emotions influence the ways in which all researchers engage in their work. Research processes are uniquely impacted when researchers share the lived experience under investigation, known as insider status. Reflexivity is an ongoing process of scrutinizing and responding to the ways in which positionality and subj...

Early parenthood is associated with a range of adverse health, economic and social outcomes. Young people with an out-of-home care (OoHC) background are more likely than their peers to become parents at an early age, and less likely to receive consistent support from their families. While previous literature reviews on this topic have focused on th...

Young people in out-of-home care are under significant pressure to become self-sufficient as they transition to independence. Care-experienced young mothers are faced with the additional challenges of parenting at an early age while making preparations for housing, transportation, finances, and other adulthood necessities. They are less likely than...

Children and young people in out-of-home care (OOHC) experience a wide range of educational issues at rates disproportionate to their peers. Collaboration between child protection and education systems is critical to addressing unique educational needs within this cohort. This article presents a qualitative case study investigating child protection...

This study examined infant educators’ beliefs about infant language development in the context of early childhood classrooms. Participants were 59 educators who were employed to work directly with under-two-year-old children. Educators were interviewed to determine their understandings of infant language development and Grounded Theory qualitative...