Changing lives and changing systems: Family Led Decision Making in Queensland. QATSICPP, Qld Family Matters & CQID #SNAICC2019 @QATSICPP_2018 Family Matters Queensland

#SaveTheDate We are having a party! Our 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner is happening in November, hosted at the stunning Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park in Cairns! Tickets go on sale soon.

Yaama, I am Natalie Lewis, a Gamilaraay yinnar and the CEO of @CEOQATSICPP. As the co-chair of the #FamilyMatters campaign, today I will be tweeting on IndigenousX to talk about our kids in out-of-home care – Family matters, more than anything else. #myfamily @fam_matters_au

The #FamilyMatters campaign has led to more Aboriginal community-controlled organisations managing services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children @fam_matters_au familymatters.org.au

On the Sunshine Coast, one of our deadly member organisations ReFocus, has led an early intervention initiative resulting in a significant reduction in the number of our children entering the system, AN 83% REDUCTION! And an 82% increase in Kinship Care placements. #FamilyMatters

A similar initiative in Brisbane, HALT has literally prevented 101 of our kids entering the system. 101 of our kids, safe at home with family, supported, when needed, by quality family wellbeing services, DESIGNED and DELIVERED by ACCOs #FamilyMatters @fam_matters_au

Please read our QATSICPP Newsletter - January 2020 Edition - For Sector News @CEOQATSICPP @kurbingui Wuchopperen Health Service Ltd @SNAICC AbSec Family Matters Queensland @fam_matters_au Families Australia QCOSS PeakCare Queensland Michael Hogan

Evidence indicates that true permanency requires stability, security, a sense of personal and cultural identity, and positive, caring, ongoing relationships. Read more here bit.ly/38BwKXy @CEOQATSICPP @SNAICC @fam_matters_au AbSec Griffith University Family Matters Queensland

QATSICPP will be doing things virtually for a while. Read more here for details.

QATSICPP Newsletter July 2020 Edition is out now featuring important Sector news, QATSICPP website launch and more. Please read and share mailchi.mp/qatsicpp.com.a… #CPPNews #childprotection #newsletter

Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Awards 2020 - Nominations and Registrations open - mailchi.mp/qatsicpp.com.a…

#FamilyMattersReport2020

Special Announcement: Nominees for the Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Child Protection Awards mailchi.mp/qatsicpp.com.a…

To turn the tide on Indigenous chn over-representation in out-of-home care, practitioners need to facilitate connection to kin, country and culture , esp those in statutory child protection systems. #OurMobsMatter @SNAICC IndigenousX

I'm a Mununjahli Yugambeh man from South East Qld and Principal Advisor, Indigenous Development The Benevolent Society I'm proud to be serving as CoChair for Family Matters Queensland with Aunty Rachel Atkinson, Yorta Yorta woman and CEO of Palm Island Community Co. #OurMobsMatters @fam_matters_au

Join me soon with @SNAICC_CEO Catherine Liddle, @SueAnneHunter2 and Karl Williamson to discuss how we use the new Reflective Practice Tool to ensure we uphold the Child Placement Principle in our support to families. #OurMobsMatter @fam_matters_au eventbrite.com.au/e/working-with…

The Reflective Practice Tool is an accountability mechanism that assists campaign supports to reflect on how you are upholding the commitment and actions you can take in accordance with each principle as outlined in the tool. familymatters.org.au/publications/f….

Thank you to the @SNAICC team for allowing me the opportunity to chair and present at the conference. I look forward to the next conference #SNAICC2021

Tomorrow – look out for our report on ways to improve child safety system for #FirstNations women & children who survive domestic and #family violence. ANROWS @QATSICPP_2018 @ICPS_ACU Project info here ⬇️ bit.ly/3NC0PMs

New ANROWS report published today, investigating non-child protection response options for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children who have experienced #DFV, utilising action research approaches & embedded community researchers. hubs.la/Q017vz5v0