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Forms and templates

• Funding forms and templates
• Licensing forms and templates
• NGO recordkeeping project forms

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Guides and manuals

• Funding guides and manuals
• How to transfer paper based files to the department (PDF 35 KB)
• Information for non-government service providers - transferring client related files to the Department of Child Safety (PDF 28 KB)
• Licensing guides and manuals
• Non-government service provider - basic recordkeeping guide (PDF 71 KB) - a guideline for providers to assist in managing or checking the appropriateness of current recordkeeping practices.
• Out-of-Home Care Services Licensing Manual - designed to assist organisations providing out-of-home care services under the Child Protection Act 1999 to undertake the necessary steps to obtain and maintain a valid care service licence.

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News and events

• Non-Government Organisation (NGO) Service Providers Recordkeeping Project - The Department of Child Safety (Records Management Services) has initiated a recordkeeping process to ensure the records of children are secure and accessible into the future and to support NGOs with their records storage needs.
• Statewide Partnership Taskforce communique

Central Zone

• Central Zone Regional Forums (February/March 2006)
• Central Zone Update - provides information on the development and progress of local, regional and zonal child protection initiatives and services. It aims to enhance information exchange between child protection partners in the Central Zone.

Far Northern Zone

• Cardwell Shire Child Protection Forum - notes from the forum
• Children at Risk Action Network (CARAN) - notes from the meetings
• Douglas Shire Planning and Partnerships Forums - notes from the forums
• Far Northern Child Protection News - aims to improve communication among non-government and government agencies working with children, young people and their families across the far north.

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Publications and papers

Government and Communities Conference, Melbourne - 25 September 2006

• Collaborating to achieve better child protection outcomes (PDF 282 KB) - a practice paper by the Planning and Partnerships Unit, Queensland Child Protection Sector

Indigenous issues - Taskforce meeting 23 October 2006

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle (PDF 84 KB) - overview from a community perspective.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle - presentation notes (PDF 19 KB)
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle - legislation and policy in the Australian states and territories (PDF 71 KB)
• Achieving stable and culturally strong out-of-home care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
• Child Placement Principle (PDF 711 KB)
• Creating culturally competent organisations (PowerPoint 156 KB)
• Creating culturally competent organisations - Challenges and implications for mainstream organisations (PDF 185 KB)
• Cultural respect framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health 2004 - 2009
• Department of Child Safety implementation of the Indigenous Child Placement Principle (PDF 348 KB)
• Foundation studies in culture - 'Indigenous engagement' training program (PDF 109 KB) - cultural competence training overview.
• Indigenous focus area (PDF 80 KB)
• Indigenous Child Placement Principle Project (PDF 170 KB) - monitoring by the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian.
• Towards a culturally respectful child protection framework (PDF 77 KB)
• Towards a culturally respectful child protection framework - presentation notes (PDF 21 KB)

Taskforce meeting on placement and support - 31 July 2006

• Placement and support presentation (PDF 159 KB)

Showcase of child protection collaborative partnerships - 26 June 2006

• Eastern Placement and Support (EPAS) presentation (PDF 854 KB) - EPAS is a reference group of the Department of Human Services, Victoria.
• From us and them to just us - an integrated model of care and support for young people in out of home care (PDF 44 KB) - Presentation by the Wynnum Redland Integrated Care and Support Initiative (WRICSI).

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Websites

• Abused Child Trust - registered charity which works to break the cycle of abuse and neglect in Australia.
• Australian Childhood Foundation - aims to strengthen community responsibility for promoting the well-being and protection of children throughout Australia.
• Children Services Tribunal - protects and promotes the rights, interests and welfare of children and young people by making sure their views and wishes are considered and by involving them in making decisions.
• Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian - promotes and protects the rights, interests and wellbeing of all Queenslanders under 18.
• Community Door - an initiative of Department of Communities and contains general tools, resources and information that can help non-government organisations manage the different aspects of their organisation and also provides an online forum to support information sharing and collaboration across non-government organisations.
• Community Workforce Village - open community services website that is intended for use by both non-government and government employers in the community services sector. The purpose of this website is to support networking and information sharing relating to challenges that are impacting on the attraction and retention of the community services workforce.
• CREATE Foundation - connects and empowers children and young people in care and improves the care system through activities, programs, training and policy advice.
• Department of Communities - Queensland Government agency committed to promoting and supporting excellence in the delivery of human services to Queenslanders.
  • Child care - information and initiatives related to the delivery of quality child care services in Queensland.
  • Violence prevention - information and initiatives to protect Queenslanders from family and domestic violence.
  • Office for Youth - works with statewide youth organisations, community organisations, state and local governments, and young people in Queensland.
• Developing your organisation - the Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has secured funding to update the 'Developing your organisation' support material for community-based organisations. The resource covers such areas as legal issues, insurance, strategic planning, risk management, service agreements and volunteer liability. There are also other resources to support community-based organisations, which include:
  • Secretary's handbook
  • Incorporated associations manual
  • Reform of Queensland Associations Act, etc.
• Funding websites
• Kids First Foundation - raises funds to provide services for abused, neglected and at-risk children nationally and integrates these services with an Australia wide research and advocacy program.
• National Association for Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) - national organisation focused on promotion and primary prevention of child abuse and neglect.
  • Child Friendly Australia - social change initiative of NAPCAN.
• National Child Protection Clearinghouse - Australian Institute of Family Studies advisory and research unit focused on the prevention of child abuse and neglect and associated family violence.
• Our Community - a one-stop-gateway for practical resources, support and linkages between community organisations and the general public, business and government.
• Queensland Government Grants - provides a variety of ways to find Queensland Government grants.

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Last updated

17 June 2008