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Delivering professional, and community responsive

Legal services

Working with community, government and non government stakeholders.

to enhance service delivery

Criminal, Family and Civil Law.

ThroughCare, Community Legal Education,

Coronial & Public Sector Monitoring & 24/7 assistance at police stations.

Throughcare Services

The aim of the Throughcare Program delivered by ATSILS across Queensland is to support prisoners and youth detainees
(pre and post release) to address their offending behaviour. This includes supporting clients to transition successfully
back into the community and support the changes needed in their lives that can greatly reduce the prospects of them
returning to prison. Ultimately the goal of the Throughcare program is to help our clients turn their lives around and in
so doing, create safer communities. The Throughcare Program has continued to grow and recently has expanded to
include several new positions in targeted locations across the state dedicated to family and domestic violence
prevention and diverting high risk youth away from the justice system.

Throughcare Officers focus on assisting several targeted clients (who are considered to be a high risk of re-offending)
through intensive case-management. Our officers work closely with their clients and where available, collaborate with
Correctional Facility or Youth Detention Centre staff, other stakeholders, clients’ families and community members.
For those starting the Program: during their period in custody we will talk with them about their future plans. They may
also be referred to other agencies – as assisting clients otien requires a ‘team effort’ from a tailored network of partners
identified as critical to their specific case. We will seek the client’s specific views as to what they think will most likely
assist them in terms of addressing their offending behaviour and making a successful transition back into the
community.

Post-release from prison or youth detention, our Throughcare Officers will continue to provide assistance to clients to
keep them on track with their transition back into community. This might include introductions and/or referrals to other
agencies, assistance with employment and/or housing applications depending on the case management plan relevant to
the client.

Read More in our Throughcare Program Factsheet

Contact the team in your region:

Throughcar

News and Events

  • Community Legal Education – QATSICPP Forum CairnsFebruary 2, 2023 - 5:13 pm

    On 1 February, Julie Kefford and Pree Sharma attended the Youth Justice Family Led Decision Making Community of Practice hosted by QATSICPP which is a monthly forum where 4 community-controlled organisations from across Queensland come together to reflect on program implementation and practice, identify shared issues, share successes and help QATSICPP identify what needs to […]

  • ATSILS Adopts New BrandingFebruary 1, 2023 - 12:19 pm

    Today, 1st February 2023, ATSILS officially adopts its new branding.  Our staff have been working tirelessly over the past month to transition all of our communication resources to the new branding and from this date forward we will operate under a new logo and visual identity.   Our 50th anniversary of service was seen as […]

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Our CLE staff attended the Youth Justice - Family Led Decision Making Community of Practice forum hosted by @QATSICPP_2018 in Cairns. The team delivered a CLE pres on youth justice issues (police interactions, understanding rights & diversion options).

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As youth crime continues to make headlines, we thought it would be helpful to dispel a few myths about sentencing children. Myth 1 - Judges and Magistrates are too lenient on children. 1/6

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Our CLE staff attended the Youth Justice - Family Led Decision Making Community of Practice forum hosted by @QATSICPP_2018 in Cairns. The team delivered a CLE pres on youth justice issues (police interactions, understanding rights & diversion options).

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7:17 am · February 2, 2023
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ATSILS (QLD) has officially adopted a new brand &
from today we will operate under a new logo and visual identity.

Our new brand was developed to honour our history & mark the next chapter of advancing the legal and human rights of our clients.

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ATSILS is adopting new branding to mark 50 years of service to communities in Queensland.

Our new brand honours the past, connects deeply with communities & aligns with our ongoing mission to advance the legal & human rights of our clients.

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