Research and Advocacy
Queensland's child protection system is at apivotal moment.
Below are our contributions to that conversation — from sector-wide healing initiatives that rebuild trust and readiness, to policy submissions focused on workforce capability, to emerging models that strengthen support for children and young people during the most vulnerable moments in their care.
These are not separate initiatives. They form a continuous cycle of change: a healed and connected sector creates the conditions for genuine workforce capability; a capable workforce enables safer, more effective responses at the system's most critical moments; and what is learned from those moments becomes the next challenge the sector must understand, respond to, and heal from together.
Lasting change depends not only on policy reform, but on the strength, preparedness, and connectedness of the people and organisations responsible for delivering it.
Every submission, program and paper we write comes back to the same thing — a young person's right to feel safe, connected and hopeful about what comes next.
Echoes of Resilience
A reflective and engaging workshop that explores the lasting impacts of trauma, adversity, and care experiences across the child protection system. Designed for practitioners, carers, leaders, families, and young people, it creates space for shared understanding, meaningful dialogue, and personal reflection on resilience, healing, and connection.
Read EchoesProgressive Crisis and Care
A modular, trauma-informed training program for youth workers and residential care staff, building skills from foundational engagement through to advanced crisis intervention. Grounded in the Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld), it integrates therapeutic practice with legal and compliance requirements through real-world scenarios, simulated exercises, and live coaching.
Read PCCTESSA
The Therapeutic Emergency Support, Stabilisation and Assessment Program is a short-term therapeutic intervention for children and young people whose living arrangements have unexpectedly ended. TESSA provides immediate safety, stabilisation, and comprehensive assessment before long-term placement decisions are made — so those decisions are informed rather than crisis-driven.
Learn about TESSAWhen a care arrangement ends suddenly
A discussion paper examining a critical gap in the child protection system: the response when a child's living arrangement unexpectedly ends. It proposes a shift from crisis-driven placement decisions towards therapeutic stabilisation, structured assessment, and planned transitions.
Read Discussion PaperPractical Skills for Real-world Care
A submission to the Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry examining the gap between workforce qualifications and workforce readiness in residential care. It advocates for simulation-based training as a mandatory workforce standard and outlines five recommendations for strengthening capability, confidence, and safety across the sector.
Read Commission Submission