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An overview of the available pages on this site.
Raising a child is not always easy but there is support available for parents and carers.
We are dedicated to protecting children and young people who have been harmed or are at risk of harm.
- Children and young people info If you are a child or young person in care find out your rights, how to have a say in decisions about you and who you can talk to if you have a problem.
- About child protection Child Safety is dedicated to protecting children and young people who have been harmed, or are at risk of harm.
- What is child abuse?
- What is child sexual abuse?
- How to prevent abuse Most people want to love and care for their children, but parents can harm their children when stress, tiredness, lack of skills, information or support combine to make the pressures of caring for them overwhelming.
- Reporting child abuse If you have a reason to suspect a child in Queensland is experiencing harm, or is at risk of experiencing harm, you need to contact Child Safety Services.
- Responding to child abuse The department is the lead child protection agency in Queensland and is required by law to ensure that children and young people are safe from abuse, neglect and harm in their homes.
- Ongoing intervention Ongoing intervention occurs when we need to provide support and assistance to a child or young person and their family to meet their protection and care needs.
- Child Safety Practice Manual
- Adoption Adoption is a way to provide a permanent family for children who cannot live with their birth family.
- Child and family reform The Queensland Government has outlined its reform agenda for supporting Queensland families and keeping children safe.
- NDIS implementation As the NDIS transition progresses in each region, new processes and relationships are being established between the NDIA and Queensland Government services, including our department.
- Resources and publications
Every day, thousands of Queenslanders confirm their commitment to protecting Queensland's vulnerable children by being a foster or kinship carer.
Our goal is to provide a fair and balanced response to young people in contact with the youth justice system.
Multicultural Affairs Resources
Read our latest news items.
- COVID-19 updates Find information about our department's response in relation to COVID-19.
Search the Department of Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs website.