Vulnerable Children Investment Approach

Timeframe

2016–2020

Funding

Ministry of Social Development

COMPASS staff

Barry Milne
Nichola Shackleton
Chris Liu
Jessica McLay
Kevin Chang
Doney Zhang
Eileen Li
Martin von Randow

Collaborators

Ministry of Social Development
Craig Davis

EY Australia
Chris O’Hehir
Bridget Browne
Daniel Marlay
Abigail Marwick

Description

This study answered a number of questions related to children’s experiences of vulnerability. The main questions of focus were:

  • What does vulnerable mean?
  • What are the later life experiences of people that experienced vulnerability in childhood?
  • What indicators suggest poor childhoods?
  • What childhood indicators suggest poor later life outcomes?
  • How do people that experience vulnerability in childhood interact with government services throughout their lives?