This is the Commission’s eighth annual report analysing the deaths of children and young people in Queensland focusing on the circumstances and risk factors surrounding external (non-natural) causes of death. The Commission’s Queensland Child Death Register now holds data in relation to 4,074 Queensland children and young people who have died since 1 January 2004...

This report into the use of force in Queensland's youth detention centres follows an investigation into six instances where young people sustained significant injuries.

The Queensland Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian (the Commission) has released findings on health and wellbeing from its fourth biennial Views survey of children and young people living in foster care in Queensland. More than 2000 children and young people responded bringing the total number of surveys completed since 2006 to...

This report collates data from a range of sources to provide a contemporary representation of the status of children and young people in Queensland. This report shows that children and young people in Queensland are faring well overall. They are generally healthy, educational participation and retention is improving, mortality rates continue to decline and offending...

Quad bikes are now the leading cause of preventable machinery-related death on Australian farms, with more deaths from quad bikes than tractors or any other farm-related machinery. This paper provides a review of child deaths in quad bike incidents and recommendations to improve quad bike safety. The findings are based on a review of the...