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...

On Saturday 27 February, the Queensland Family and Child Commission (QFCC), and yourtown convened a forum consisting of young Queenslanders, in response to emerging mental health data captured as part of the QFCC’s Growing Up in Queensland (GUiQ) project.

Led by QFCC’s Youth Advisory Council, the ‘Amplify – “Young minds can’t wait” event presented the mental health findings to participants for discussion on what needs to be done to...

The Queensland Family and Child Commission (QFCC), the Office of the eSafety Commissioner, and its partner agencies held its first Out of the Dark (OotD) steering committee meeting for 2021, coinciding with National Safer Internet Day, to discuss the increasing challenges regarding online child exploitation.

QFCC Principal Commissioner Cheryl Vardon said the largescale shift toward online environments brought on by the COVID-19 lockdowns underpinned the conversations...