Louise Black has seen the good and the bad sides of out-of-home care(家庭外照护).
路易丝·布莱克亲眼目睹了家庭外照护的光明与阴暗两面。
Foster caring was common among the Catholic community in south-east Melbourne in which she grew up. The family over the road regularly fostered children, while also having four of their own. Black’s father, on the other hand(另一方面), had been a ward(被监护人) of the state and spent much of his boyhood in some of the most notorious(臭名昭著的) group home(集体之家)s.
在她成长的墨尔本东南部天主教社区，寄养照护很普遍。街对面的那户人家在养育四个亲生孩子的同时，还经常寄养儿童。而布莱克的父亲则曾是国家的被监护人，童年的大部分时光都在一些臭名昭著的集体之家度过。
So when Black found herself in a position of financial security(经济保障) a couple of years ago, she signed up(报名参加) to become a foster carer herself.
因此，几年前当布莱克自己经济状况稳定时，她便报名成为了一名寄养照护者。
Extra strain on kinship care
亲属照护承受额外压力