Associate Professor Suellen Murray is based in the Centre for Applied Social Research at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. She has specialised in research in two areas of social policy: the life histories of adult care-leavers and related social policy and social work practice; and violence against women and its related policy and practice responses. Suellen is the author of several books and numerous papers on social work and social policy.

• Introduction; Care and its aftermath; Public inquiries; Apologies, memorials and other acknowledgements; Reparation and redress; Specialist support; Access to records and family reunification; Advocacy and consumer participation; Good practice in supporting adult care-leavers.

An ambitious book on an immensely significant but often marginalized topic. Murray's respectful, accessible, and compassionate writing provides a foundation for cross pollination of policy ideas and practices. A must-read."--Cathy Humphreys, University of Melbourne, Australia"