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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jordyn Beazley

Queensland child protection system failing Indigenous domestic violence victims, report finds

Child in half-shadow at shelter
Failures in Queensland’s child protection system are fuelling the intergenerational trauma that can perpetuate domestic and family violence, according to a new report. Photograph: Dan Peled/AAP

Queensland’s child protection system is failing First Nations children exposed to domestic and family violence, with some victims going through their entire childhood without receiving therapy or specialist support despite being in and out of home care, a report has found.

Often it is only when a man is later recognised as a perpetrator of violence himself that he receives help for his experiences as a child, according to the New Ways for Our Families report, released on Thursday.

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