- Crisafulli Government is delivering two new early intervention programs for Ipswich and Logan to restore safety where you live.
- Programs will provide vocational training, education, mentoring, and community engagement to divert at-risk youth away from crime.
- The Crisafulli Government is investing $115 million to stop crime before it starts with Gold Standard Early Intervention.
- Stronger laws, more police, early intervention and rehabilitation is starting to turn the tide on Labor's Youth Crime Crisis, delivering a 7.2 per cent drop in the number of victims of crime in 2025.
The Crisafulli Government is breaking the cycle of crime and restoring safety where you live with two new Kickstarter early intervention programs in Logan and Ipswich.
It is just one way the Crisafulli Government is making Queensland safer after crime skyrocketed during Labor's decade of decline.
The BUSY Group will support at-risk girls aged 14–17 across Logan with their 10-week Kickstarter program that provides mentoring and teaches girls trade skills to turn their lives away from crime and reconnect them with education, training, or a job.
Sudanese-Australian Lost Boys and Girls of South Sudan support at-risk youth aged 8-17 with intensive mentoring, family engagement, skill-building and cultural support to re-engage them with education and the community.
The programs are funded under the Crisafulli Government's Kickstarter early intervention grants and helps make Logan and Ipswich safer by intervening early before youth become entrenched in a life of crime.
Labor's weak laws, fewer police and failure to invest in early intervention created a generation of serious repeat youth offenders and Queensland's Youth Crime Crisis.
The Crisafulli Government is restoring safety where you live with stronger laws, more police, and the biggest investment in rehabilitation and early intervention in Queensland history.
Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support Laura Gerber said early intervention was vital to making Queensland safer and reducing victims of crime.
"We are investing in early intervention because we know it's a critical step to prevent youth from falling into a life of crime," Minister Gerber said.
"Addressing the early signs of disengagement, anti-social or criminal behaviour is critical to breaking the cycle of crime and putting youth back on the right track."
The BUSY Group General Manager of Youth and Community Glen O'Keefe said early, tailored support could change the direction of a young person's life.
"When young people disengage early, the impacts can follow them for years," Mr O'Keefe said.
"This program is about restoring self-belief, building aspirations, and helping young women connect to education, training and employment in a way that makes sense for them."
Sudanese-Australian Lost Boys and Girls of South Sudan Treasurer Gabriel Pioth said Kickstarter funding was an investment in the future of youth.
"By creating safe spaces and trusted relationships, we can help prevent disengagement and reduce the risk of young people heading down harmful or unsafe pathways," Mr Pioth said.
"This funding represents a significant investment in the future of young people in our community and it enables us to provide structured trauma informed support, mentoring and practical pathways that guide young people toward education, training and employment."
