Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety

What we do

The Department of Families, Seniors, Disabilitiy Services and Child Safety deliver a wide range of social services aimed at protecting vulnerable populations, supporting families, and promoting community wellbeing.

Our portfolio

  • Child Safety
  • Seniors
  • Disability services
  • Domestic, family and sexual violence
  • Families
  • Carers
  • Human Services Quality Framework
  • Queensland Government concessions

Services we manage

  • Domestic, family and sexual violence reform
  • Domestic and family violence prevention
  • Sexual violence prevention
  • For service providers
  • Domestic, family and sexual violence grants
  • Community events calendar
  • About child protection
  • Protecting children
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
  • Children and young people in care
  • Parents and families
  • Foster and kinship care
  • Adoption
  • Child safety service centres
  • Disability supports and NDIS
  • Support and services for carers
  • Queensland Carers Advisory Council
  • Carers Action Plan
  • Elder abuse awareness and prevention
  • Older Volunteers in Queensland
  • Grandparents Day

Programs and initiatives

See the initiatives to support carers on the department website.

Our minister

Amanda Camm MP is the Minister for Families, Seniors and Disability Services; Minister for Child Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence.

News

Read the news on the department website.

How to contact us

Find a directory of contacts for the department website.

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