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 community ‘neglected’ to provide children/differing services standards in the wider Rejection of the Poor De-institutionalisation welfare. approaches to providing society rise Law concept Changes in provision of Significant for them (introduction Emphasis on family welfare during 1890s Changing on changes to of the concept of Care in Barracks support depression appropriate care for those ideas/reforms Ward’) ‘State in need of welfare – Assistance in the form Efforts to support Child rescue movement expression of these of 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 Sutherland, neglected children as ‘in Catherine Spence need of care and 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 food, clothing or goods Legislation in all colonies regarding destitute children/differing approaches to providing for them (introduction of the concept of ‘State 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 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
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