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Child and family

Find information about child and family services.

Support for parents and families
Protecting children We are dedicated to protecting children and young people who have been harmed or are at risk of harm.
- About child protection Child Safety is dedicated to protecting children and young people who have been harmed, or are at risk of harm.
- What is child abuse? A child is any person under 18 years of age. Child abuse is action, behaviours or inaction by an adult towards a child or young person that harms or endangers the child.
- How to prevent abuse Most people want to love and care for their children, but parents can harm their children when stress, tiredness, lack of skills, information or support combine to make the pressures of caring for them overwhelming.
  - Protecting children from harm
  - Prevention and early intervention
- Reporting child abuse If you have a reason to suspect a child in Queensland is experiencing harm, or is at risk of experiencing harm, you need to contact Child Safety Services.
- Responding to child abuse The department is the lead child protection agency in Queensland and is required by law to ensure that children and young people are safe from abuse, neglect and harm in their homes.
  - Moving a child to a safe place
  - Investigation and assessment The purpose of an investigation and assessment is to: investigate concerns received about harm and risk of harm.
    - Unborn children
    - Assessment orders
  - Care Agreements
  - What you can expect
- Ongoing intervention Ongoing intervention occurs when we need to provide support and assistance to a child or young person and their family to meet their protection and care needs.
- Resources and publications
  - Handbook
Foster and kinship care Every day, thousands of Queenslanders confirm their commitment to protecting Queenslands vulnerable children by being a foster or kinship carer.
- Carer training
  - Foster carer training Our department is committed to providing pre-service and in-service training for foster carers to support the development of the skills and knowledge required to provide quality care to children and young people in out-of-home care.
- Rights and responsibilities It is our responsibility to ensure that children and young people in the child protection system are cared for in a safe and accountable way. Find out what this involves.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders We are committed to working in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to keep Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people safe within their own families and communities wherever possible. Find out how we do this.
  - Child Placement Principle
  - Recognised Entities
- Regulation of care When ongoing intervention with a child or young person and their family involves placing the child or young person away from their parents care, our department is required to ensure that the child is assured a safe and acceptable standard of care.
  - Concerns about the standards of care
  - Community Visitors and Child Advocates
- Contacts Access contact information for the Foster and Kinship Carer Support Line, community foster care agencies, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander foster care agencies, and peak bodies and advocacy groups.
  - Community foster care agency contacts Foster care community agencies contact information
  - Indigenous foster care agency contacts
  - Peak body and advocacy group contacts
- Resources and publications Access publications including fact sheets, brochures, forms, guides, policies and procedures relating to foster and kinship care.
Adoption
- Resources and publications
Child and family reform The Queensland Government has outlined its reform agenda for supporting Queensland families and keeping children safe.
- Sharing responsibility for children's safety and wellbeing
- Supporting families earlier
- Working better with families in contact with the child protection system
- Meeting the needs and requirements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families and communities Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families will have access to culturally appropriate Indigenous-specific and mainstream services and care.
- Improving care and post-care for children and young people
- Delivering quality services to children and families through a capable, motivated workforce and client-focused organisations
- Building an accountable, transparent and cost-effective system
- Child Safety legislation reform
- History of child protection legislation reforms
Queensland Government Response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
NDIS transition and implementation As the NDIS transition progresses in each region, new processes and relationships are being established between the NDIA and Queensland Government services, including our department.
Our performance Find out about the performance of the Queensland child protection system.
- Summary statistics Child protection data summary statistics.
  - Child protection orders
  - Protective orders
- Family Support and Child Protection System Framework
- Family Support Services
- Intake phase The intake phase is the initial decision making point where the department determines its response to reports of suspected harm, or risk of harm, to a child or unborn child who may be at risk of harm after he or she is born.
  - Child concern reports
  - Notifications
- Investigation and assessment phase Statistical data, analysis and supporting information regarding the investigation and assessment phase of the Queensland child protection system.
- Ongoing intervention phase Ongoing intervention by the department is only required when it is determined that a child is in need of protection. When ongoing intervention is required, a case plan is developed in conjunction with the child or young person and their family.
- Ongoing intervention phase (Permanency planning) When children cannot be safely reunified with their families, other permanency arrangements are considered. This includes seeking a long-term child protection order and providing the child with a stable, out-of-home care environment until they turn 18 years.
  - Legal Permanency - Long-term child protection orders
  - Exiting out-of-home care
- Improved safety The departments role to ensure the childs safety is improved.
  - Re-entry
  - Standard of care reviews and harm reports
- High quality services and improved wellbeing It is the departments role to ensure high quality services are delivered to children and young people that are meaningful to their protection needs and wellbeing.
- Representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children The department is committed to resolving the many challenges associated with the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the child protection system.
  - Our Way Strategy and Action Plan
  - Placement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
- Family and household characteristics
- Demographics
- System and Practice Reviews - Child deaths
- Regional data In August 2009 new Department of Communities regions came into effect. Annual data for 2009-10 onwards is reported against these new regions.
- Adoptions
- Glossary of terms
- Table notes
- Contacts
- Resources and publications
  - Child protection partnerships reports
Child Safety Practice Manual
Child and family resources Access historical publications around child and family issues.

Youth

Find out how we support young Queenslanders.

Youth justice

Find out about youth justice services.

Youth justice reform
Atkinson Report on Youth Justice
Youth Justice Strategy
Transition 2 Success program
Youth Justice First Nations Action Board
Youth Detention Review implementation The Independent Review into Youth Detention took place in 2016. The Review examined the practices, policies and programs of Queenslands youth detention centres, and made 83 recommendations to the Queensland Government.
- About the review Learn about the background to the Independent Review into Youth Detention, and the governments response to review recommendations.
- Working together on the review By working together on Youth Detention Review recommendations, we will support better futures for young people.
- Implementing the review recommendations Youth Detention Review recommendations have been organised into work programs for implementation. Find out how recommendations will be addressed.
- Progress on implementation
Inclusion of 17-year-olds in the youth justice system
Social Benefit Bond – reoffending
Youth Justice resources

Women

Find out more about what we do to support Queensland women.

Queensland Women's Strategy
Women on boards
Gender analysis toolkit Gender analysis is the methodology used to develop and deliver strategies that address the needs of Queensland women. Our Gender analysis toolkit can be used in any workplace to assist with policy or program development, implementation and evaluation.
- Gender analysis toolkit resource
- Gender analysis toolkit feedback form
Queensland Women 2015