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❓ Hon Michelle Boylan asks about client access, waitlists, and capacity constraints for Child Sexual Abuse Therapeutic Services (CSATS) and Indigenous Healing Services (IHS). The response provides client numbers for a specific period but lacks data on waitlists, wait times, and unmet demand.

AnsweredQoN 1544Legislative Council

Asked

14 April 2026

Member

Hon Michelle Boylan

Portfolio

Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport; Peel

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I refer to the Child Sexual Abuse Therapeutic Services (CSATS) and Indigenous Healing Services (IHS) contracts, and I ask:(a) How many clients are currently accessing CSATS and IHS services;(b) How many clients are currently on a waitlist;(c) What is the average wait time for accessing these services; and(d) How many clients have been unable to access services due to capacity constraints?

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Answered

14 May 2026

Responded by

Minister for Agriculture and Food representing the Minister for Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport; Peel

Response time

6 days

(a) The Department of Communities (Communities) receives biannual reports from Child Sexual Abuse Therapeutic Services (CSATS) and Indigenous Healing Services (IHS) service providers. In the six-month reporting period, 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025:
(b - d) Communities does not hold this data.

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