Queensland Residential Care System Review

In Queensland, the Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services partners with non-government organisations to provide care arrangements for children and young people in out-of-home care.

The residential care system operates in a challenging environment of growing demand, increased complexity of family needs, and pressure across other care service options, such as foster care.

To help identify solutions to the current demands on the child protection system, we are seeking input from individuals and organisations on a number of key areas.

If you are a care provider, stakeholder, expert, or most importantly, child or young person in care, we want to hear from you.

Answer an online survey

• Queensland Residential Care System Review - questions

  We are seeking input from individuals and organisations on a number of key questions.

  You may wish to comment on all of the questions, or only those that are of interest to you. You do not have to respond to every question, except questions 2 and 6. We welcome the use of examples and real data, but please make sure no identifying information is included. Please indicate when making your submission if you want your feedback to remain confidential. Submissions not marked as confidential may be published in full or quoted in public documents. Please note that even submissions marked as confidential may be required to be disclosed by us where we are required by law or court order.

  If you submit a response, the information provided will be used to inform the review, you will not receive an individual response to the items you addressed in your submission.

  Note
  The review will be seeking feedback on the residential care system and submissions should not be used to make allegations of child abuse or child related misconduct. If you suspect that a child may be in immediate danger you should report child abuse.

  If you have a complaint about an experience in residential care please visit the Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services’ website for more information.