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Find publications and resources from Family and Community Services Insights, Analysis and Research (FACSIAR).

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If you're interested in publications from the Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study (POCLS) please select Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study under the Collection filter.

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Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

NSW Health My Personal Health Record known as the Blue Book (Data Brief 1) (360.9 KB,PDF File)

The child’s NSW Health Blue Book was scanned during Wave 1 data collection if (a) the carer had the child’s Blue Book and (b) provided consent to do so.

Children and families
Out-of-home careWellbeing and outcome measurementHealth and mental health
Data dictionary or glossary
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). Looping and conditional branching of the survey variables (Technical Report No. 10) (705.6 KB,PDF File)

This report provides information on the looping and conditional branching questions in the POCLS surveys of children, carers, caseworkers and teachers.

Children and families
Out-of-home careHealth and mental healthWellbeing and outcome measurement
Technical report
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

POCLS: Guidelines for publishing results with small sample sizes (Technical Report No. 16) (814.2 KB,PDF File)

This report provides reporting guidelines to reduce the risk of disclosing participants identity in all presentations and publications.

Children and families
Out-of-home careWellbeing and outcome measurement
Technical report
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). Identifying the cultural background of children in the POCLS (Technical Report No. 12) (850.8 KB,PDF File)

This report details the counting rule established to ensure consistency in analysis and reporting of a child’s background in POCLS over time.

Children and families
Out-of-home care
Technical report
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). Guidelines for using the record linkage data (Technical Report No. 15) (1.3 MB,PDF File)

This report is an overview of the POCLS record linkage datasets, the process to gain approval to access the data, the requirements for use and reporting.

Children and families
Out-of-home careWellbeing and outcome measurement
Technical report
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). Measuring child developmental outcomes: approaches and methods (Technical Report No. 9) (1.1 MB,PDF File)

This report addresses the consistent use of the POCLS standardised measures of child development to cover a life span from 9 months to 17 years.

Children and families
Out-of-home careWellbeing and outcome measurement
Technical report
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). OOHC policy context in NSW 2010-2018 during the POCLS Wave 1-4 data collection period (Technical Report No. 17) (960.5 KB,PDF File)

This report provides an overview of child protection reforms and the policy context during the POCLS data collection period.

Children and families
Out-of-home care
Technical report
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). Study objectives and strategic research agenda (Technical Report No. 1: 2019-2020) (2.4 MB,PDF File)

This report provides an updated business case for the investment in creating new evidence to inform OOHC policy and practice to improve children’s outcomes.

Children and families
Out-of-home careWellbeing and outcome measurement
Technical report
Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study

NSW Department of Communities and Justice. (2020). POCLS Study Design and Data User Guide. (Technical Report No. 2) (3.0 MB,PDF File)

This data user guide serves as a reference for analysts using the POCLS datasets.

Children and families
Out-of-home careWellbeing and outcome measurement
Technical report

The views of children and young people in out-of-home care in NSW – December 2019 – FACSIAR Infographic (90.4 KB,PDF File)

This infographic shows the views of children and young people in out-of-home care in NSW

Primary aged children (6-11)Youth (12-24)Children and families
Out-of-home careChild protectionClient voice and experience
Summary or brief
Last updated:

26 Mar 2025