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

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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Congratulations to July 2023 QATSICPP Scholarship Graduates!

On 29 July 2023 QATSICPP was honoured to witness the graduation of four (4) inspiring sector staff, achieving their Graduate Certificates from Griffith University. Please join us in congratulating: Karla Raymond, a descendant of the Bindaburra people of the Yidinji Nation. Karla formerly worked at Wuchopperen Health Services and is now staff at IFYS Cairns.…

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QATSICPP Statement – Recent legislation introduced to Queensland Parliament re: detaining children in adult watch houses and correctional facilities

QATSICPP Statement Friday 25 August 2023 Recent legislation introduced to Queensland Parliament re: detaining children in adult watch houses and correctional facilities Yesterday the Queensland Government passed legislative amendments overriding Queensland’s Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) (the Act) which allows police watch houses and adult prisons to be used as youth detention centres. This is…

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Tamara’s Learning Journey

Tamara Creamer is Senior Practitioner, working in the Practice and Workforce Development Team at QATSICPP. Tamara graduated from the Graduate Certificate in First People’s Community Practice on 29 July 2023. We asked Tamara about her learning journey through the QATSICPP Scholarship program. How did you find the Graduate Certificate program? I initially knew about it…

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Expression of Interest – 2023-2024 QATSICPP Scholarship Program

Applications closed. Post graduate studies. Great course options. Watch the video below to find out more information about our Scholarship Program. [ultimate_video u_video_url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTFOCUZvHvw” yt_autoplay=”” yt_sugg_video=”” yt_mute_control=”” yt_modest_branding=”” yt_privacy_mode=”” play_size=”75″ enable_sub_bar=””] QATSICPP Scholarships 2023-2024 An informative PowerPoint presentation about QATSICPP’s Scholarships program by Olivia Tokalaulevu, Project Officer. Download Guidelines We strongly encourage you to discuss this…

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QATSICPP Community of Practice 12-13 July 2023

QATSICPP Community of Practice 12-13 July Strengthening responses to newborns On beautiful Yuggera and Turrbal Country, QATSICPP was honoured to host the Strengthening the Response to Newborns Community of Practice, held 12 & 13 July 2023. 75 registered delegates representing 15 community-controlled organisations across the state were generous with their time and presence by engaging…

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170+ Sector staff join QATSICPP’s first Knowledge Bites webinar

170+ Sector staff join QATSICPP’s first Knowledge Bites webinar At lunchtime on Thursday 18 May 2023, QATSICPP was honoured to host our first Knowledge Bites webinar in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (ATSILS). The Knowledge Bites webinar series is designed to help increase Sector knowledge about key topics, to aid in…

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Release of our 2022 Members’ Conference and Awards report

Release of our 2022 Members’ Conference and Awards report QATSICPP is pleased to release our wrap up report for the 2022 QATSICPP Members’ Conference and Awards, held in Brisbane on 1 and 2 December. Revisit the knowledge shared by inspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, and deadly practice examples shared by QATSICPP Member organisations.…

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QATSICPP Response to Strengthening Community Safety Bill 2023

QATSICPP Response to Strengthening Community Safety Bill 2023. Yesterday QATSICPP CEO Garth Morgan appeared before the Queensland Parliament’s Economics and Governance Committee to provide QATSICPP’s views on the recently introduced Strengthening Community Safety Bill. This follows our submission to the committee last Friday, which opposed measures in the Bill that have a high potential to…