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

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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…

Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP) logo representing child protection and family wellbeing in Queensland

Waterways: Culturally Responsive and Trauma Informed Training 

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Introduction and background One of the most consistently identified barriers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families accessing family support is the fear of an interventionist system, which often drives towards the removal of children without offering sufficient, culturally and trauma informed supports to families, even when families are actively reaching out for help. Waterways…

Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak (QATSICPP) logo representing child protection and family wellbeing in Queensland

Youth Justice Sector Strategic Advisory Group

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In May 2024, QATSICPP was appointed as the Youth Justice Peak Body and is committed to driving evidence-based approaches to improve community safety and ensure that children and families have support and resources to achieve their full potential. We are achieving this by:   Supporting the enhancement of community-led intervention and prevention strategies.  Developing a workforce…

QATSICPP express concern and highlights alternatives regarding proposed Youth Justice reforms

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QATSICPP express concern and highlights alternatives regarding proposed Youth Justice reforms. This week QATSICPP made our submission to the Queensland Government’s Stronger Laws consultation. This consultation is about a range of proposed changes to the Queensland youth justice system (including increasing penalties and building new detention centres), announced in the wake of a number of…

QATSICPP Submission in response to the Youth Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021

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We welcome working with the Queensland Government and our respected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders and experts on youth justice and child wellbeing to achieve youth justice responses that address underlying causes of offending and embed evidence-based, trauma-aware, and culturally informed responses.  Our submission highlights our concerns with the current legislation that includes:  that it results in increasing punitive responses to the impact of poverty and intergenerational trauma  the lack…