In light of the COVID-19 situation a decision has been made to suspend research applications at this time. Further updates will be advised on this website.
We work to ensure our policies, programs and services are informed by rigorous and robust evidence. We therefore support research that strengthens evidence-based decision-making and contributes to effective policy and practice.
Our participation in commissioned and collaborative research is designed to ensure that:
Support may be provided to research projects through in-kind assistance such as providing access to data, clients and staff.
Any research request that involves staff or our clients must first be approved by the Director-General. You should not go directly to service centres for research approval. Applications for research projects are assessed by a research panel and final approval of all projects is at the discretion of the Director-General.
Research proposals are assessed on, but not restricted to, the following key attributes:
All research must conform to privacy provisions under the Information Privacy Act (Qld) 2009, the Privacy Act (Cth) 1988, and the ethical standards outlined in the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007) - Updated 2015. We must assess all research proposing the involvement of clients of Child Safety services to ensure compliance with research provisions under the Child Protection Act (1999).
Please note: The panel is not an ethics committee and approval from a registered Human Research Ethics Committee is a requirement of any approval.
We encourage you to discuss and resolve any potentially contentious issues or unforeseen problems with the panel as early as possible.
If you are a prospective researcher, please submit your proposal using the Research Application Form .
If you would like to discuss your research idea with us, please send an email to researchandevaluation@csyw.qld.gov.au
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Child Safety Research Conferences
The former Department of Child Safety held research conferences in 2006, 2007 and 2008. An historical publication set is available as an archive of those presentations and resources for reference purposes only.