Towards a community response

Towards a community response

• Families have the primary responsibility for the upbringing, protection and development of their children.
• Statutory child protection is not the only solution and, in many instances, is not the best solution.
• Many families with needs can best be served outside of the statutory system.
• Families will receive the right support at the time that they need it to help them to care for and protect their children.
• It is important that every effort is made by professional reporters to 'get it right'. A misreport can be counter-productive, doing more harm than good by needlessly stigmatising a family. (Taking Responsibility: A Roadmap for Queensland Child Protection, June 2013).