carers, in recognition of the role of Placement Principle in the administration Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander of the Act. communities in bringing up children. 12.21 Each state and territory government should Accept ensure: The Queensland Government is the adequate assessment of all committed to ensuring care and support children with disability entering is provided to children with disability. care the availability and provision of The Queensland Government, through therapeutic support the requirements of the Child Protection support for disability-related needs Act 1999 and the Child Health Protection the development and implementation Framework, provides assessments to all of care plans that identify specific children entering out-of-home care. and safety strategies for individual children, including the The Queensland Government is currently identification of trusted and safe working to further improve its therapeutic adults in the life. assessment program and develop a new child’s program that is more comprehensive and includes age specific assessment templates. The Queensland Government will continue to work with the Australian Government as the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme continues to ensure the disability related needs of children in the child protection system are met. 12.22 State and territory governments should ensure Accept that the supports provided to assist all The Queensland Government recognises to safely and successfully transition to the importance of ensuring ongoing independent living include: support and services are available to strategies to assist care-leavers who children and young people that are, or disclose that they were sexually have been, in care. The recommendation abused while in out-of-home care to is consistent with the Queensland access general post-care supports Government's Statement of Standards the development of targeted supports and Charter of Rights for a Child in Care. to address the specific needs of sexual abuse survivors, such as help There are client-focused services that are in accessing therapeutic treatment to available to respond to the specific needs deal with impacts of abuse, and for of children in out-of-home care. The Next these supports to be accessible until Steps After Care services assist care at least the age of 25. leavers to access those services that address their needs. Legislative amendments passed in October 2017 as part of the Child Protection Reform Amendment Act 2017 include requiring transition from care planning to commence from when a young person in care is 15 years old and for help and support to be available until the age of 25 years.
carers, in recognition of the role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in bringing up children. Placement Principle in the administration of the Act. 12.21 Each state and territory government should ensure: the adequate assessment of all children with disability entering care the availability and provision of therapeutic support support for disability-related needs the development and implementation of care plans that identify specific and safety strategies for individual children, including the identification of trusted and safe adults in the child’s life. Accept The Queensland Government is committed to ensuring care and support is provided to children with disability. The Queensland Government, through the requirements of the Child Protection Act 1999 and the Child Health Protection Framework, provides assessments to all children entering out-of-home care. The Queensland Government is currently working to further improve its therapeutic assessment program and develop a new program that is more comprehensive and includes age specific assessment templates. The Queensland Government will continue to work with the Australian Government as the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme continues to ensure the disability related needs of children in the child protection system are met. 12.22 State and territory governments should ensure that the supports provided to assist all to safely and successfully transition to independent living include: strategies to assist care-leavers who disclose that they were sexually abused while in out-of-home care to access general post-care supports the development of targeted supports to address the specific needs of sexual abuse survivors, such as help in accessing therapeutic treatment to deal with impacts of abuse, and for these supports to be accessible until at least the age of 25. Accept The Queensland Government recognises the importance of ensuring ongoing support and services are available to children and young people that are, or have been, in care. The recommendation is consistent with the Queensland Government's Statement of Standards and Charter of Rights for a Child in Care. There are client-focused services that are available to respond to the specific needs of children in out-of-home care. The Next Steps After Care services assist care leavers to access those services that address their needs. Legislative amendments passed in October 2017 as part of the Child Protection Reform Amendment Act 2017 include requiring transition from care planning to commence from when a young person in care is 15 years old and for help and support to be available until the age of 25 years.