Queensland’s child protection and youth justice systems are navigating rising complexity, shifting legislation, and increasing pressure to keep children safe while upholding their rights. Around the world, jurisdictions such as Scotland, Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands, Canada and Hawaii are rethinking secure care - investing in stronger community alternatives, clearer safeguards and modern corporate parenting approaches. […]

Build confidence in child safety practice - in person, across Queensland Thanks to the generous support of the Queensland Family and Child Commission, the Australian Childhood Foundation (ACF) is bringing its highly regarded Embedding the Child Safe Standards training to Queensland in 2026. Delivered in partnership with PeakCare and IFYS, these practical, evidence-based in-person sessions […]

Build confidence in child safety practice - in person, across Queensland Thanks to the generous support of the Queensland Family and Child Commission, the Australian Childhood Foundation (ACF) is bringing its highly regarded Embedding the Child Safe Standards training to Queensland in 2026. Delivered in partnership with PeakCare and IFYS, these practical, evidence-based in-person sessions […]

Build confidence in child safety practice - in person, across Queensland Thanks to the generous support of the Queensland Family and Child Commission, the Australian Childhood Foundation (ACF) is bringing its highly regarded Embedding the Child Safe Standards training to Queensland in 2026. Delivered in partnership with PeakCare and IFYS, these practical, evidence-based in-person sessions […]

Build confidence in child safety practice - in person, across Queensland Thanks to the generous support of the Queensland Family and Child Commission, the Australian Childhood Foundation (ACF) is bringing its highly regarded Embedding the Child Safe Standards training to Queensland in 2026. Delivered in partnership with PeakCare and IFYS, these practical, evidence-based in-person sessions […]

Build confidence in child safety practice - in person, across Queensland Thanks to the generous support of the Queensland Family and Child Commission, the Australian Childhood Foundation (ACF) is bringing its highly regarded Embedding the Child Safe Standards training to Queensland in 2026. Delivered in partnership with PeakCare and IFYS, these practical, evidence-based in-person sessions […]

PeakCare warmly invites you to an update on work undertaken in the past year on our Sector Voices Action Plan. In 2024, PeakCare was thankful to undertake a sectorwide consultation on matters of priority for the child and family sector, to inform our work in the coming months. This session will update you on progress […]

Queensland’s mental health and child welfare systems were not well designed for the trauma‑driven, transdiagnostic and chronic presentations that maltreated children experience resulting in many young people falling through wide systemic gaps. That’s why PeakCare and The Queensland Child and Family Commission, with the Institute of Child Protection Studies (ACU) are developing A Youth Mental Health […]

Queensland Child Protection Week 2026 marks 40 years of working together towards ensuring every child feels safe, heard, and valued.