‘Optimistic, resilient, proud and respectful’ are some of the words used by young people in the Voices of Hope: Growing Up in Queensland 2020 report which will be released at the State Library of Queensland on 28 April 2021.

Cheryl Vardon, Principal Commissioner of the Queensland Family and Child Commission said the report captured the views of 8,000 children and young people from right across Queensland.

“I am humbled by the number of children and young...

The Queensland Family and Child Commission (QFCC) announced today that they have successfully
implemented Queensland’s most comprehensive Child Death Register. This replacement database system records the deaths of any young people under 18 years of age in Queensland.

The new system will allow the QFCC to extract information from across its 17 years of recorded data and
respond to requests for data to support prevention initiatives and research. The information is used to...

The Queensland Family and Child Commission (QFCC) has released the latest data from its online community services directory – oneplace, in a bid to highlight some of the common problems being experienced by Queenslanders.

Between October and December, 33,000 searches were made by people looking for support with emergency relief, food and housing – up 14 per cent from the previous quarter.

QFCC Principal Commissioner Cheryl Vardon said oneplace lists over 57,000 services...