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MEDIA STATEMENT: Queensland’s Child Protection and Youth Justice Peak Body Acknowledges Commission of Inquiry into Child Safety

AdvocacyBy Laura Gillett 19/05/2025

The Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP) acknowledges the recent announcement of a Commission of Inquiry into Queensland’s child safety system and thank The Hon Amanda Camm, Minister for Families, Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, for her leadership and…

QATSICPP Submission – Making Queensland Safer Bill

Advocacy, NewsBy Laura Gillett 03/12/2024

QATSICPP is the Child Protection and Youth Justice Peak Body for Queensland. Along with our 38 member organisations and partners, we are committed to creating safer communities by building strengthened partnerships with government, service providers and community organisations. QATSICPP is deeply concerned about youth offending behaviours and the significant harm they create in communities across…

Echoes of desperation: A journey through the Cairns watch house

Advocacy, NewsBy Laura Gillett 24/10/2024

Op-Ed by Garth Morgan, Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP), Queensland’s Youth Justice Peak Body. It’s always the sounds that scare us. When I was a kid, maybe five years old I remember sitting in the lounge room of my Uncle’s rented bungalow in Kawana Waters.…

2024 Queensland Election Recommendations

AdvocacyBy Naomi Englis 04/10/2024

The upcoming State Election represents an opportunity for all political parties to learn about what works from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and commit to the changes that QATSICPP and our communities are calling for. Download our Election Recommendations here.

QATSICPP Statement 18 July 2024 – Call to Immediately End the Detention of Children in Watch Houses

Advocacy, NewsBy Naomi Englis 18/07/2024

QATSICPP Statement 18 July 2024 Call to Immediately End the Detention of Children in Watch Houses QATSICPP is deeply distressed at the footage released by SBS The Feed following it’s 12 month joint investigation with Guardian Australia. Adult watch houses are no place for children and young people to be detained for any period of…

Joint Statement 10 July 2024 – Queensland Youth Justice

Advocacy, NewsBy Naomi Englis 10/07/2024

Joint Statement 10 July 2024 Queensland Youth Justice We support efforts focused on creating safer communities, reducing youth offending and delivering justice and services to victims of crime. It is our collective commitment to work with all parties and community organisations to develop long term and sustainable solutions, strategies and programs that reduce offending, that…

QATSICPP submission to Community Safety Bill 2024

AdvocacyBy admin 24/05/2024

QATSICPP submission to Community Safety Bill 2024 The Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP) is the newly announced youth justice peak body for Queensland. As Queensland’s Youth Justice peak, along with our 38 members and strategic partnerships, we will focus on creating safer communities by building strengthened partnerships with government, service…

QATSICPP Statement – Queensland Government Community Safety Plan

Advocacy, NewsBy admin 02/05/2024

QATSICPP Statement 2 May 2024 Queensland Government Community Safety Plan QATSICPP welcomes the Community Safety Plan launched by the Queensland Government this week. We support efforts focused on creating safer communities, reducing youth offending and delivering justice and services to victims of crime. We particularly welcome the announcement to appoint an Aboriginal and Torres Strait…

QATSICPP Trauma Strategy Submission

AdvocacyBy admin 26/04/2024

QATSICPP recently made a submission to the development of Queensland Trauma Strategy. The Queensland Mental Health Commission is leading the development of the strategy, which is focused on the prevention of trauma, improving the supports provided to people who have experienced trauma (and their families and friends), and reducing the long term impact on individuals…

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children in the Queensland Child Protection System 22/23 Data Summary

Advocacy, NewsBy admin 16/04/2024

This infographic has been developed by drawing together relevant publicly available data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare about our children’s involvement with different parts of the child protection system; from investigations through to placement in out-of-home care. The intention of the infographic is to highlight key data insights and trends in the…

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