Family-led decision making

Family-led decision making uses a culturally safe decision-making process that involves:

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
  • community stakeholders including community-controlled organisations
  • Youth Justice officers.

It empowers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to make positive decisions to achieve change in their young people’s:

  • behaviour
  • safety
  • ongoing cultural and practical support needs.

Family-led decision making reconnects and heals a young person’s connection to their culture.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisations deliver family-led decision making services in:

  • Brisbane and Moreton Bay region
  • South East region
  • Toowoomba, in the South West region
  • Cairns, in the Far North Queensland region.

Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak provide program support to the funded community-controlled organisations.