Prevailing Deserving and Legislation in all colonies Depressions and wars Widening definitions of Greater emphasis on ideas of how undeserving poor regarding destitute place strain on providers of child as support within ‘neglected’ to provide children/differing services standards in the wider community Rejection of the Poor welfare. approaches to providing society rise Law concept Changes in provision of De-institutionalisation Significant for them (introduction welfare during 1890s Changing views on of the concept of changes to Care in Barracks Emphasis on family depression appropriate care for those ideas/reforms Ward’) support in need of welfare – Assistance in the form Efforts to support Child rescue movement expression of these of money, food, clothing men/widows/families, from the 1880s changes in or goods including returned services/institutions Move towards boarding servicemen, out of destitute children in by settling on the land De-segregation of some colonies services for the disabled Introduction of legal Legislation to separate adoption in all states from Growing awareness of destitute and delinquent the 1890s psychological and children emotional deprivation in Figures: Oswald Barnett, institutions Figures: Caroline Father Gerard Tucker Chisholm, Rev. Charles Some states redefine Strong, Selina neglected children as ‘in Sutherland, Catherine need of care and Spence protection’ Figures: E Cunningham Dax Recipients of Aged Aged Unemployed Children Recipients of welfare welfare Infirm Mentally ill Homeless Single parents Destitute Orphan and destitute Elderly poor Aboriginal people
Prevailing ideas of how to provide welfare. Significant changes to ideas/reforms Deserving and undeserving poor Rejection of the Poor Law concept Care in Barracks Assistance in the form of money, food, clothing or goods Legislation in all colonies regarding destitute children/differing approaches to providing for them (introduction of the concept of Ward’) Child rescue movement from the 1880s Move towards boarding out of destitute children in some colonies Legislation to separate destitute and delinquent children Figures: Caroline Chisholm, Rev. Charles Strong, Selina Sutherland, Catherine Spence Depressions and wars place strain on providers of services Changes in provision of welfare during 1890s depression Efforts to support men/widows/families, including returned servicemen, by settling on the land Introduction of legal adoption in all states from the 1890s Figures: Oswald Barnett, Father Gerard Tucker Widening definitions of ‘neglected’ child as standards in the wider society rise Changing views on appropriate care for those in need of welfare – expression of these changes in services/institutions De-segregation of services for the disabled Growing awareness of psychological and emotional deprivation in institutions Some states redefine neglected children as ‘in need of care and protection’ Figures: E Cunningham Dax Greater emphasis on support within community De-institutionalisation Emphasis on family support Recipients of welfare Aged Infirm Destitute Aged Mentally ill Orphan and destitute Unemployed Homeless Elderly poor Children Single parents Aboriginal people Recipients of welfare