Family Inclusion Network South-East Queensland

Family Inclusion Network South-East Queensland The Family Inclusion Network South-East Queensland aims to give parents and kin a voice in the systems and services that impact their family.

Family Inclusion Network facilitates opportunities for parents to be advocates for children and themselves. We resource parents and extended family members to participate and have a voice in the policies and services impacting on the lives of their children, family and community. Family Inclusion Network brings together government agencies and representatives, parents and extended family members t

o work collaboratively on policies and issues that affect families. The Family Inclusion Network is an activity of Micah Projects Inc. July 6, 2020
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18/06/2026

This week’s Family Inclusion Network (FIN) session brought parents with lived experience and their allies together to share experiences, ideas, and insights on strengthening support for families.

As part of FIN’s Global Day of Parents celebration, we reflected on an important question: why is it vital for parents to advocate for change themselves?

Lived experience offers insights that can’t be replicated or replaced, and it plays a critical role in shaping more responsive and effective services.

FIN South East Queensland continues to demonstrate the power of genuine partnership between parents, practitioners, government, and community partners to improve policy and practice across the child protection system.

Thank you to Patrick Cobbo, Department to Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety Director-General Belinda Drew, every parent, ally, practitioner, and partner who listened to understand, contributed their voice, experience, and expertise to this important work.

For more than 30 years, Micah Projects has worked alongside people with lived experience of family support and child protection systems. Their voices continue to be at the heart of our advocacy, challenge intergenerational disadvantage, and drive systemic change.

Together, we’re building a stronger family inclusion movement.

Find out more: https://finseq.org.au/

'Parent to Parent' is coming up again on Tuesday 23 June from 10.30am-12pm. Parents with lived and living experience of ...
15/06/2026

'Parent to Parent' is coming up again on Tuesday 23 June from 10.30am-12pm. Parents with lived and living experience of the Queensland child protection system are welcome to join the conversation -- please contact us at [email protected] or 07 3013 6030 to request the link or get more information :)

How’s this for a “show-stopping” illustration?!At Global Day of Parents 2026, this artwork was created during the sessio...
11/06/2026

How’s this for a “show-stopping” illustration?!

At Global Day of Parents 2026, this artwork was created during the session by Parent Committee Member Brett. Talk about “a picture tells 1000 words”! Parents can communicate, advocate, help and heal in so many different ways.

Thank you all for joining our annual Global Day of Parents forum! If you missed it stay tuned! The recording will be coming later in the week and will feature in our next Newsletter.

The theme in 2026 was “Together for parents”… and we certainly were! The entire session was a discussion between parents and their allies. We talked about the impact of when parents speak to groups of workers about – not only their experiences – but also about ideas for co-creating better practices and models.

Here are some quotable quotes:

** “the people who’ve been through it are the only people who can authentically speak about it” (Global Day of Parents, 2026)

** Workers and parents in partnership is “fundamental… it should not be one or the other” (Global Day of Parents, 2026).

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Calls for Change - Our calls for change series highlights some of the ways the system can better support both parents an...
08/06/2026

Calls for Change -

Our calls for change series highlights some of the ways the system can better support both parents and children holistically.

"This time" is the title of FIN and Micah Projects' joint submission (29th March 2026) in which FIN parent voices join the voices of many people who have accessed Micah Projects services over the past 30 years. These voices have asked for family support that is early and ongoing, practical, and flexible. This submission lists 25 recommendations for supporting families through life's peaks and troughs, wherever and whenever they seek it.

10. Parents suggest creating wrap around support for families once reunification occurs to set families up for success and best support long term outcomes for families.

Link to the submission related to Residential Care below⬇⬇⬇

Calls for Change - Our calls for change series highlights some of the ways the system can better support both parents an...
05/06/2026

Calls for Change -

Our calls for change series highlights some of the ways the system can better support both parents and children holistically.

"This time" is the title of FIN and Micah Projects' joint submission (29th March 2026) in which FIN parent voices join the voices of many people who have accessed Micah Projects services over the past 30 years. These voices have asked for family support that is early and ongoing, practical, and flexible. This submission lists 25 recommendations for supporting families through life's peaks and troughs, wherever and whenever they seek it.

9. Parents highlight investing in support as a way to prevent children entering into residential care.

Link to the submission related to Residential Care below⬇⬇⬇

Calls for Change - Our calls for change series highlights some of the ways the system can better support both parents an...
03/06/2026

Calls for Change -

Our calls for change series highlights some of the ways the system can better support both parents and children holistically.

"This time" is the title of FIN and Micah Projects' joint submission (29th March 2026) in which FIN parent voices join the voices of many people who have accessed Micah Projects services over the past 30 years. These voices have asked for family support that is early and ongoing, practical, and flexible. This submission lists 25 recommendations for supporting families through life's peaks and troughs, wherever and whenever they seek it.

8. Parents discuss the prioritisation of a child's wellbeing when nagivating the system, whereby services, support and goals need to be implemented to ensure best long term outcomes for the child/young person.

Link to the submission related to Residential Care below ⬇⬇⬇

Calls for Change - Our calls for change series highlights some of the ways the system can better support both parents an...
01/06/2026

Calls for Change -

Our calls for change series highlights some of the ways the system can better support both parents and children holistically.

"This time" is the title of FIN and Micah Projects' joint submission (29th March 2026) in which FIN parent voices join the voices of many people who have accessed Micah Projects services over the past 30 years. These voices have asked for family support that is early and ongoing, practical, and flexible. This submission lists 25 recommendations for supporting families through life's peaks and troughs, wherever and whenever they seek it.

7. If a child is removed, parents call for urgent action/support be provided to both parent and child/ren, whilst also creating a tailored reunification plan to address required needs.

Link to the parent priority submission below ⬇⬇⬇

Calls for Change - Our calls for change series highlights some of the ways the system can better support both parents an...
29/05/2026

Calls for Change -

Our calls for change series highlights some of the ways the system can better support both parents and children holistically.

"This time" is the title of FIN and Micah Projects' joint submission (29th March 2026) in which FIN parent voices join the voices of many people who have accessed Micah Projects services over the past 30 years. These voices have asked for family support that is early and ongoing, practical, and flexible. This submission lists 25 recommendations for supporting families through life's peaks and troughs, wherever and whenever they seek it.

6. Parents reiterate the importance of reunification being a shared key goal worked towards by parents and CSOs in the child safety process.

Link to the parent priority submission below ⬇⬇⬇

Calls for Change -Our calls for change series highlights some of the ways the system can better support both parents and...
27/05/2026

Calls for Change -

Our calls for change series highlights some of the ways the system can better support both parents and children holistically.

"This time" is the title of FIN and Micah Projects' joint submission (29th March 2026) in which FIN parent voices join the voices of many people who have accessed Micah Projects services over the past 30 years. These voices have asked for family support that is early and ongoing, practical, and flexible. This submission lists 25 recommendations for supporting families through life's peaks and troughs, wherever and whenever they seek it.

5. Parents highlight the needand importance paid parent advocates and suggest the creation of a state wide network of parents in system and individual advocate roles.

Link to the parent priority submission below ⬇⬇⬇

Calls for Change - Our calls for change series highlights some of the ways the system can better support both parents an...
25/05/2026

Calls for Change -

Our calls for change series highlights some of the ways the system can better support both parents and children holistically.

"This time" is the title of FIN and Micah Projects' joint submission (29th March 2026) in which FIN parent voices join the voices of many people who have accessed Micah Projects services over the past 30 years. These voices have asked for family support that is early and ongoing, practical, and flexible. This submission lists 25 recommendations for supporting families through life's peaks and troughs, wherever and whenever they seek it.

4. Parents highlight system accountability as a kew priority whereby they see the implementation of the Charter of Rights, restructuring the complaints system and continual use of feedback such as Annual Parent Survey.

Link to the Charter of Rights and link to parent priority submission below ⬇⬇⬇

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