Child and youth safety and wellbeing

If there is an emergency where there is immediate risk of harm or a crime is happening now, contact Police on Triple Zero (000).

Where a crime may have been committed, contact police on 131 444 or report anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

For advice or for concerns about the safety or wellbeing of a child, contact the Advice and Referral Line (ARL) on 1800 000 123.

State Growth’s commitment

All children and young people have the right to be safe and to feel safe. For children and young people to be safe in our community, they need to be safe in our organisations.

Safety is everyone’s responsibility. At State Growth we are committed to protecting children and young people from harm and providing an environment where children and young people are safe. Our commitment is detailed in our policies and procedures, in compliance with the Child and Youth Safe Organisations Act 2023.

Report concerns or complaints

If you are a child or young person who doesn’t feel safe, talk to an adult you trust, like a parent, carer, teacher or a friend’s mum or dad. This could be about the way our staff have behaved, or if you’re unhappy with the way you’re being treated. You can make a complaint on your own or ask someone to support you to do it.

Any child, parent, carer or member of the community who has observed behaviour by a State Growth worker that causes concern should report it to us using our online reporting form:

Make a report

Concerning behaviour could include physical violence, sexual misconduct, sexual offences, grooming or other reportable conduct committed against, or in the presence of, children and young people.

If you would prefer to complete a paper-based form, please download a reporting concerns about child safety form and forward it to keepingchildrensafe@stategrowth.tas.gov.au.