Child abuse victim given tent to live in by Queensland Department of Child Safety before dying, report finds

Child Death Review Board report says the system ‘appeared ineffective at being able to address or stop further trauma’

A victim of child abuse, who was made homeless after being banned from every Queensland residential care facility, was given a tent to live in by the Department of Child Safety before killing themselves.

The Child Death Review Board’s annual report, tabled in state parliament on Monday, reports the anonymised case of Alex*, whose gender is also suppressed.

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