Protecting children

• About child protection
  • Child protection legislation
  • Mandatory reporting
  • Children and young people's rights
  • Parent's rights
  • Roles and responsibilities
• What is child abuse?
  • Types and signs of harm
  • Factors contributing to harm
  • Effects of harm
• How to prevent abuse
  • Protecting children from harm
  • Prevention and early intervention
  • Referral for Active Intervention
• Reporting child abuse
  • If you suspect harm
  • What happens when we are contacted?
  • What happens when a report is made?
  • When child safety officers visit your home
  • Cape York Welfare Reform trial
  • Reporting child abuse in other states
• Responding to child abuse
  • Moving a child to a safe place
  • Investigation and assessment
    • Unborn children
    • Assessment orders
  • Care agreements
  • What you can expect
• Ongoing intervention
  • Support Service Case
  • Intervention with Parental Agreement
  • Child protection Order
  • Case planning
    • Service referrals
  • Family group meetings
  • Court processes
    • Childrens Court
    • Family Court
    • Appeals
    • Glossary of court terms
  • Youth justice
• Contacts
  • Child safety service centres
  • Feedback and complaints
• Library
  • Fact sheets and brochures
  • Guides and manuals
  • Legislation
  • Websites

Protecting children from harm

Every child and young person has the right to grow up in a safe and supportive family and to have opportunities that assist them to reach their full potential.

One of the ways this can be achieved is through supporting families to provide for the physical, social and emotional needs of children and young people.

• If a child or young person has been harmed or is at risk of harm, it is important for the whole family to be supported.
• Support networks can work to strengthen families and can consist of friends, family members, community or non-government services.

If you suspect that a child or young person has been harmed or is at risk of harm, contact us to report your concerns.

• If the person responsible for the harm is a child or young person, reporting your concerns may enable them to get help to address their behaviour.
• When you report concerns to us or the Queensland Police Service, your details are kept confidential and your identity is protected.

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Last updated

3 August 2007