Submission to the Queensland Government’s draft Putting Queensland Kids First plan
Queensland Kids Partnership submission to the Queensland Government’s draft Putting Queensland Kids First plan – February 2024 Includes recommendations to increase focus on:
Leading Reform Summit 2023 – TQKP Presentation
Address from Michael Hogan, Convenor, Queensland Kids Partnership at the Queensland Mental Health Commission, Leading Reform Summit 2023. Presentation topic: “Catalysing systems to change the odds for Queensland children and young people to thrive”
Brain Builder Workforces: The Neuro-informed Policy and Practice Framework
We are all Brain Builders Every time we interact directly or indirectly, via systems and services, with a child, young person or their family we are helping to build brains. For this reason, understanding brain development is important in supporting children and young people to thrive. We know that the best outcomes for children, families […]
Brain Builder Workforces – Evidence Brief: Neuro-informed Policy and Practice Scoping Review
Scoping Review of Neuro-informed Policy and Practice The Neuro-informed Policy and Practice Definition and Framework emerges from an extensive scoping review undertaken by researchers at The Queensland Brain Institute at The University of Queensland, in collaboration with the Queensland Kids Partnership (TQKP). This scoping review aims to: The review was undertaken following the PRISMA Extension […]
Brain Building Workforces: The Neuro-informed Policy and Practice Framework
Background Over the last two decades there has been increasing interest in the application of neuroscience and related sciences to inform policy and practice decisions. This has led to the proliferation of publications that refer to ‘neuro-informed’ policy and practice across a range of fields and disciplines. Despite the growing interest in neuro-informed policy and […]
Childhood Builders – Operationalising Resilience Frames and Tools Evidence Review Report
Resilience (broadly defined as the capacity to adapt or recover from the impacts of adverse events) plays a critical role in supporting individuals to thrive and meet their true potential. It features multiple components at the individual, family and community levels, and the capacity of the system itself to adapt to adversity. The Institute for […]
Insights Into Queensland’s Early Childhood Development Service System (Summary Presentation)
Commissioned by Queensland Kids Partnership, Accenture conducted a rapid review of Queensland’s early childhood development service system. The insights from the review have informed the Thriving Queensland Kids Early Childhood Development Better Systems Roadmap initiative. The process involved bringing together insights from a survey and interviews of TQKP stakeholders, alongside quantitative analysis and desktop research. […]
Thriving Kids Brain Builders Initiative Launch
The brain runs everything! To give our kids the best chances to thrive, it’s fundamental that we understand how our brains work and what we can do to create the conditions for children’s brains to grow well from conception and throughout their lives. This short video includes quotes from attendees at the Queensland Kids Partnership’s […]
Toward a state of brain health, skills and wellbeing: neuro-inspired policy & practice
How could economic, social and other policies and practices be informed by the latest insights from neuroscience? How can we build brains better – from the start of life, and across the life course? How can this contribute to reducing inequity, growing productivity and improving system resilience? For this webinar, we welcomed guest presenter, Harris […]
Queensland Kids Partnership – Values, Principles & Approach
Queensland Kids Partnership 1-page outline of our values, operating principles and approach.