PeakCare Submissions
2023
Submission to Legal Affairs and Safety Committee in response to the Criminal Code (Serious Vilification and Hate Crimes) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
On 2nd May 2023, PeakCare lodged a submission to the Legal Affairs and Safety Committee in response to the Criminal Code (Serious Vilification and Hate Crimes) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023, supporting amendments to address the risk of serious vilification and hate crimes for young people and families.
2023
Submission to Economics and Governance Committee in response to Strengthening Community Safety Bill 2023
On 24th February 2023, PeakCare lodged a submission to Queensland Parliament’s Economics and Governance Committee in response to the Strengthening Community Safety Bill 2023, advocating for evidence-based youth justice reform.
2022
Statement on housing crisis for young people transitioning from care for the Queensland Housing Summit
On 19th October 2022, PeakCare released a position statement on housing crisis for young people transitioning from care for the Queensland Housing Summit.
PeakCare Reports
What Works Matters
This project, in conjunction with Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Care Peak (QATSICCP), focuses on successful capacity building within Indigenous organisations and communities and PeakCare members.
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Transition from Care
Click here to view PeakCare’s Transition from Care Project Report
Residential Care Model
Click here to view the Residential Care Model Report
Culture Matters
Click here to view the Culture Matters Report
Small Agencies Project 2009
Click here to view the Small Agencies Project Final Report
PeakCare Discussion Papers
Towards a better understanding and management of the nexus between child protection and domestic and family violence
This paper released in May 2014 builds on matters raised at the symposium hosted by PeakCare and Griffith University in December 2013 that explored the intersection of child protection and domestic and family violence. PeakCare does not pretend that this paper ‘holds the answers’. Rather, its intentions are to, in a very preliminary way, explore and focus some of the questions that need to be asked and to serve as a catalyst and prompt for further discussion.
Secure Care – Needed or Not?
This paper released in March 2013 responds to the Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry (Carmody Inquiry) and discusses the issues involved in considering the introduction of a secure care option for Queensland children in State care, and collates the views of PeakCare Members and Supporters and other interest groups about this important matter for submission to the Carmody Inquiry.
Permanency planning and the question of adoption
This paper released in February 2013 responds to the Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry (Carmody Inquiry) and discusses permanency planning for children who might otherwise be facing long term guardianship to the Chief Executive and placement in out-of-home care, as well as considering the question of adoption as an option for achieving permanency in the care provided for children. This paper identifies and methodically explores any changes to legislation, policy and/or practice concerning permanency planning, and collates the views of PeakCare Members and Supporters and other interest groups about this important matter for submission to the Carmody Inquiry.
PeakCare Products
What Lies Beneath the Words: the Sequel
What Lies Beneath… the Words is a short film produced by PeakCare in 2016. Inspired by the classic suspense thriller, What Lies Beneath starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford, this film delves into the scary things that often lie beneath the words that children and young people encounter, day in and…
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What Lies Beneath the Words
What Lies Beneath the Words is our filmed adaptation of a session of the same title delivered by Lindsay Wegener, PeakCares Executive Director at CREATEs Youth for Change Conference and at The Encore Sessions hosted by PeakCare and the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak in late 2015….
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Culturally Sensitive Practice in Out of Home Care – A Good Practice Guide to supporting children and young people from culturally and linguistically diverse [CALD] backgrounds in Out of Home Care.
The Guide, authored by Ms Jatinder Kaur of JK Diversity Consultants and co-sponsored by Key Assets – The Children’s Service Provider [Queensland], Life Without Barriers, and PeakCare Queensland, has been developed as a practice guide for anyone working with children and young people from CALD backgrounds and is targeted towards practitioners…
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