Child Safe Organisation

DVAC is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation, as defined under the Queensland Child Safe Organisations Act 2024. Our commitment to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults is embedded across our governance, practice, and culture.

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Guided by the DVAC Safeguarding Policy, we uphold the highest standards of protection from harm, abuse, neglect, and exploitation. This policy outlines our framework for managing safeguarding risks and obligations, ensuring compliance with all Child Safe Standards as well as relevant Queensland and Commonwealth legislation. A link to this policy is provided below.

To support families, children, and young people, DVAC provides accessible tools and resources that explain how to engage with our services, raise concerns, and share feedback. These resources are designed to empower individuals with clear pathways to seek support and contribute to the continuous improvement of our safeguarding practices. Examples are provided below.


 

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Safeguarding Policy

Download the Safeguarding Policy V1 (PDF 290kb)


 

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Child Counselling Guide

Download A Guide to Supporting Children Accessing Counselling (PDF 222kb)


 

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Children and Young People’s Rights

Download The Rights of all Children and Young People poster (PDF 1.8mb)
Download the Convention on the Rights of the Child (PDF 2.8mb)

In an emergency call the Police on 000

Are you worried someone will find out you visited this website?

Our website has a quick exit button near the bottom right-hand corner of the page. This button will close the DVAC website and open ABC News and the Google homepage. The button may be helpful if you are worried that you are being monitored and you are concerned that someone is about to see you looking at the DVAC site.

You may also want to delete your browser history. This means that the history of the websites you have visited will not be able to be seen. For information on deleting your internet history click here to visit the esafety web site.

If someone is monitoring your online activity using spyware or monitoring devices, they may still be able to see that you have visited this website.

To discuss your online safety, speak with your DVAC support worker or call DVConnect 1800 811 811 (24-hour telephone advice line) or 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) (24-hour telephone counselling line).

For more information on your digital safety see: