Queensland child protection system failing Indigenous domestic violence victims, report finds

Victims of family violence in childhood often only given support once recognised as adult perpetrators

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Queensland's child protection system is failing First Nations children exposed to domestic and family violence, with some victims going through their entire childhood without receiving therapy or specialist support despite being in and out of home care, a report has found.

Often it is only when a man is later recognised as a perpetrator of violence himself that he receives help for his experiences as a child, according to the New Ways for Our Families report, released on Thursday.

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