As the peak body representing, advocating for and supporting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child protection and family support services sector in Queensland, the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP) works with communities, practitioners and policymakers, to promote and advocate for the rights, safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people and their families. Together with our members, we are committed to a future where all Queensland children are safe, cared for and able to achieve their full potential.
This week QATSICPP releases Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in the Queensland Child Protection System 19/20 Data Summary. This…
Solid Voices of Tomorrow Knowledge Circle On Thursday 28 April QATSICPP was delighted to host a Knowledge Circle as part…
New Ways for Our Families: QATSICPP’s first collaborative research report is now available Over the past year the QATSICPP Team…
New National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Crisis Support Line 13YARN [Thirteen YARN] is the first national crisis support line…
The Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP) acknowledges the concern and stress families and communities may…
QATSICPP will be offering scholarships in 2021-2022 for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander child, youth and family workers employed within…
Solid Voices of Tomorrow QATSICPP is asking for our members support in identifying and reaching out to young people who…
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT – 2020 Award Winners The Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP) is delighted to share…
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 24 November 2020 Team QATSICPP is proud to announce the Nominees in the 2020 Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Awards QATSICPP will host the 3rd (third) Queensland Aboriginal and…
QATSICPP will be offering scholarships in 2020-2021 for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander child, youth and family workers employed within…
Five children and their mum are safe in a new home after being supported by the CQID Family Wellbeing team…
Sometimes we need a little awe to reset our sense of reality when it comes to finding inspiration and we…
Veronica recently joined QATSICPP in our Sector Development Team, looking after the Central Queensland region. Where your mob from? Goondiwindi,…
2020 has been a busy and responsive year in the Family Matters campaign space. The Queensland Family Matters leadership group…
The Centre of Excellence has been a vision of the Board and leadership of QATSICPP for a number of years.…
Update: 2020 Members Conference & Awards Night The 2020 QATSICPP Members Conference and Awards Night has been postponed due to…
Please click the below button to view the flyer for Graduate Certificate in Human Services & Graduate Certificate in First…
2019 Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Awards hosted by QATSICPP on 13 September. The Awards…
2019 Award Winners and Award Pictures VIEW THE GALLERY 2019 Awards Night General Gallery VIEW THE GALLERY 2019…
The Lowitja Institute International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference 18-20 June 2019 | Darwin Article by Candice Butler The Lowitja Institute…
On 28 June 2019, QATSICPP celebrated our 10 year anniversary with a gala dinner at Rydges Southbank. QATSICPP Chairperson, Rachel…
The QATSICPP Members’ Conference continues to grow and showcase the great work being delivered in our communities across the state.…
The Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak Ltd. (QATSICPP) was pleased to host the 2019 Queensland Aboriginal…
In the first week of September, members of the QATSICPP team will head to the 8th SNAICC National Conference: Growing Up…
Practice Standards & Supervision Framework Workshop Training QATSICPP continues to deliver on the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community…
In November 2017, Central Queensland Indigenous Development (CQID) expanded its service footprint into the Fraser Coast region with the establishment…
Mount Isa Murri Men Making Momentum Mount Isa is the traditional land of the Kalkadoon people and is one off…
QATSICPP is proud to announce Candice Butler, QATSICPP Manager Practice Development, will present at the 5th International Indigenous Voices In…
We are very pleased to present the 2018/2019 Annual Report for the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection…
Practice Standards & Supervision Framework Training The first two series of the practice standards and supervision training workshops were held…
I am a social work student completing my placement with QATSICPP. This is part of a Masters of Social Work…
Over the summer of 2018/2019 we had the first cohort of students from community controlled organisations enrol into a brand…
QATSICPP Youth Council L-R: Lane Brookes, Taz Clay, Leeonee Thompson, Raja Clay and Euan Currie-Kennedy, It’s extremely honouring to have…
Wuchopperen Health Service Limited (Wuchopperen) have established a new team to deliver the Family Participation Program in partnership with Gungarde…
Read more on the First meeting of the Joint Council on Closing the Gap here.
The QATSICPP Board is proud to announce the appointment of Lane Brookes as our first Independent Director of QATSICPP. We look…
It is widely recognised that the statutory system hasn’t always been effective at addressing the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres…
“Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Practice Standards” Over the past 12 months I have been…
Wuchopperen Health Service Limited (Wuchopperen) has been providing a variety of parenting programs to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families…
This article is a reflective piece that will cover the Family Participation Program (FPP) Induction Workshops and Aboriginal Family Led…
“BUILDING SOLID FAMILIES” From 1 November 2018, the new Family Participation Program (FPP) commenced throughout Queensland replacing the Recognised Entity (RE)…
The Fourth Action Plan (2018-2020) under the National Framework was endorsed by Commonwealth, state and territory Ministers in December 2018 and recently…
HEARING AND RESPONDING TO THE VOICES OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE QUEENSLAND…
The Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Sector Workforce Strategy 2018-2023 identified that partnering with universities…
QATSICPP and Griffith University are excited to announce the commencement of the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled…
CQID Family Wellbeing Service had some positive outcomes for families associated with their service thanks to the quality of work…
From November 2018, the new Family Participation Program (FPP) will commence throughout Queensland replacing the Recognised Entity program. The FPP…
The Queensland Government recently released its final implementation stage of the new Child Protection Reform Amendment Act 2017. This means…
QATSICPP’s Senior Practice Leader and Training & Education Coordinator were invited to the Central Queensland’s, Department of Child Safety, Youth…
The Cape York Partnership has just released its “Family Empowerment Report for January–June 2018”. This Report showcases the continuing hard…
Hello, I’m the new student placement at QATSICPP, My name is Lisa Spengler and I am excited to have recently…
TORRES STRAIT MURA BUAI WELLBEING SERVICE (MURA KOSKER SORORITY INC. THURSDAY ISLAND) Mura Kosker Sorority Incorporated (MKS) in collaboration with…
by Candice Butller I was honoured to be involved in a webinar alongside Muriel Bamblett on the 18thof July 2018…
Aunty Val, and Nathan representing Mulungu at Mossman High School, engaging with stakeholders such as Education QLD, YETI, Mossman Youth…
New report shows long-term disadvantage for Australia’s Stolen Generations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Stolen Generations and descendants: numbers, demographic…
“CONCEPT: CREATING AN EARLY YEARS CHILD AND FAMILY CENTRED SPACE” The creation of a centre based space in Garbutt to…
The Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women hosted a presentation and discussion on 28 March about the Evaluation Findings…
QATSICPP launched both the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Definition and Standards as well as the Position Statement…
Central Queensland Indigenous Development Ltd (CQID) has been appointed by the Queensland Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services…
As the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the child protection system continues to rise, peak bodies…
MARABISDA (Mackay And Region Aboriginal and Islander Development Association) Inc. We are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled…
We are very pleased to present the 2017/2018 Annual Report for the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection…
REFOCUS was founded in 2010 to specialise in providing services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities. Our…
QATSICPP would like to welcome two (2) new members to the QATSICPP Family of member organisations. Firstly, welcome to Mununjali…
“SUCCESSFUL FAMILIES, SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITIES” The CEO of the Palm Island Community Company (PICC), Rachel Atkinson recently presented to the 2017…
The Community of Practice was developed as part as QATSICPP’s commitment to support the implementation of the Aboriginal and Torres…
On a fine, sunny day in St George members of the Community, Local Government, Goolburri Staff and children and families…
The Queensland Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services (DCCSDS) funded a trial of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…
The Aboriginal and Islander Independent Community School (the Murri School) The Murri School is a coeducational non-government school established in…
This Strategic Plan has been prepared for the planning triennium of 2017-2020, to guide and inform strategic and operational level…
Queensland Government announced its commitment to invest in family-led decision making when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families…
The Department of Child Safety, Far North Queensland (FNQ) has commenced a project to reconnect Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander…
The 4th International Indigenous Voices in Social Work Conference was held in Alta, Norway from the 11th of June to…
Conference: 4th International Indigenous Social Work Conference 2017 – Alta, Norway Employee: Nadia Currie Position: Operations Manager Background On behalf…
International Recognition for QATSICPP Resources and Practice QATSICPP will be representing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child…
We are very pleased to introduce this year’s Annual Report for Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak…
We would like to introduce this years Annual Report for Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP).…
My name is Tahlia Fatnowna and I have just started my placement of 200 hours here at QATSICPP. I am…
