Family Matters Qld Report 2021

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Assessing Queensland's Family Matters

Welcome to the Family Matters Qld Report 2021 quiz! This interactive quiz invites you to evaluate Queensland's performance across key building blocks in family well-being. Your insights are invaluable to understanding the effectiveness of current initiatives.

Test your knowledge on Queensland's support services
Provide your perspective on cultural responsiveness
Evaluate accountability measures in the family sector

12 Questions3 MinutesCreated by CaringHeart432

Which key points do you feel best capture Qld performance against Building Block 1: Universal and Targeted Services?

Continued roll out of 5-year funding (from 2017) to 33 ACCO Family Wellbeing Services

Investment in early intervention and prevention by ACCOs is not proportional to children and unborn babies in need of support

All of the above

What other comments or key points would you like to make about Qld's performance against Building Block 1: Universal and Targeted Services?

Using a traffic light system, how would you rank Qld's performance against Building Block 1: Universal and Targeted Services?

Red - very poor

Orange - poor

Yellow - promising/ improving

Green - stronger practice/ outcomes

Which key points do you feel best capture Qld performance against Building Block 2: Participation, control and self-determination?

ATSIFLDM provided through Family Participation Programs and four Youth Justice sites, both require greater resourcing to meet demand and program intent

Peak body QATSICPP is supporting trials of the transfer of legislated delegations from the Chief Executive to appropriate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entities and a Family Caring for Family model of kinship care

Both of the above

What other comments or key points would you like to make about Qld's performance against Building Block 2: Participation, control and self-determination?

Using a traffic light system, how would you rank Qld's performance against Building Block 2: Participation, control and self-determination?

Red - very poor

Orange - poor

Yellow - promising/ improving

Green - stronger practice/ outcomes

Which key points do you feel best capture Qld performance against Building Block 3: Culturally Safe and Responsive Systems?

Rate of children admitted to out of home care increased to 14.7 per 1000 children

Low levels of placement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kin (9.4%) or carers (13.9%)

Data collection on reunification to parents has commenced

Bill amendments passed that maintain adoption as an option (though least preferred) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children despite strong opposition of cultural leaders and their supporters

Human Rights Act 2019 implemented protecting families and children’s rights including cultural rights

All of the above

What other comments or key points would you like to make about Qld's performance against Building Block 3: Culturally Safe and Responsive Systems?

Using a traffic light system, how would you rank Qld's performance against Building Block 3: Culturally Safe and Responsive Systems?

Red - very poor

Orange - poor

Yellow - promising/ improving

Green - stronger practice/ outcomes

Which key points do you feel best capture Qld performance against Building Block 4: Accountability?

More data provided this year than in previous years, development underway to report on all indicators in new Unify system

Qld First Children and Families Board continues to have oversight of Our Way strategy and will be engaged in any adoption cases involving Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children

Aboriginal Commissioner appointed to Qld Family and Child Commission commences investigation of application of the ATSICPP

All of the above

Using a traffic light system, how would you rank Qld's performance against Building Block 4: Accountability?

Red - very poor

Orange - poor

Yellow - promising/ improving

Green - stronger practice/ outcomes

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