Protecting the rights of children to education and more, in today’s eNews. PeakCare eNews 20th April 2023

It has been over a week since the publication of Australia’s first high-quality, nationally representative study of the prevalence of all five forms of child maltreatment, the Australian Child Maltreatment…

PeakCare Queensland, as part of a coalition of community organisations, is calling on the Queensland Government to take action against unfair suspensions and expulsions in Queensland state schools, particularly against students…

Hello, and farewell – lots of changes announced in this edition of eNews. PeakCare eNews 10th March 2023

On behalf of PeakCare Queensland and Life Without Barriers, we would like to thank you for attending our forum on child sexual abuse and exploitation – supporting SAFE and therapeutic…

On 28th January 2023, an open letter to the Queensland Parliament – ‘Stop Youth Crime – Get Smarter Not Tougher’ – was published as an advertorial by the Courier Mail. Over 40 organisations…

This is now PeakCare’s third summary of media reports that have been published or broadcast since the open letter to the Queensland Parliament – ‘Stop Youth Crime – Get Smarter No…

Late last week, PeakCare released a summary of the media reports about responses to ‘Stop Youth Crime – Get Smarter Not Tougher’, an open letter to the Queensland Parliament published as an advertorial…

“If we are demanding children to be accountable, we must be accountable to these children first and provide preventable measures and options before we have to be reactionary”. This statement…

PeakCare Members, Supporters and media contacts may already be aware of the full-page open letter to the Queensland Parliament published in the Courier Mail on Saturday, 28th January. The letter…

The outrage and concerns for community safety expressed by many Queenslanders following recent tragic events involving young people committing unlawful acts were to be expected. Our hearts go out to…

Across the sector we recognise that real solutions to complex social issues require a collective and collaborative response. We also know that many of these complex issues arise in areas…