Kickstarting early intervention to make Brisbane safer

• The Crisafulli Government is delivering four new early intervention programs across Greater Brisbane to restore safety where you live.
• Programs provide education, mentoring, and life-skills workshops to divert at-risk youth away from crime.
• The Crisafulli Government is delivering Gold Standard Early Intervention to stop crime before it starts and make Queensland safer.
• The Crisafulli Government's 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 four new Kickstarter early intervention programs across the Greater Brisbane region.

It is just one way the Crisafulli Government is delivering for the region and making Queensland safer after crime skyrocketed during Labor’s decade of decline. 

The four programs support at-risk youth across Brisbane City, Moreton Bay and Redlands to re-engage them with education, training and their community.

The programs are funded under the Crisafulli Government’s Kickstarter early intervention grants and help make the region safer by intervening early before youth become entrenched in a life of crime.

Traction for Young People, Music Beat Australia, Deception Bay Neighbourhood  Centre and Inspire Youth and Family Services shared in more than $1 million funding under the Crisafulli Government’s Kickstarter grants.

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 the Crisafulli Government was delivering new, community-led early intervention programs right across the state to make Queensland safer.  

“We introduced our tough Adult Crime, Adult Time laws to hold offenders to account but, we are also investing in early intervention because it’s a critical step to stop 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.

“We are delivering safety where you live with tough laws, more police, early intervention, and rehabilitation to break Labor’s cycle of crime for good.”

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MEDIA CONTACT: Ashley Pillhofer – 0450 619 603

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

Traction for Young People – The NextGEN BUILD Redlands program

The NextGEN BUILD Redlands program combines bike-building alongside mentoring to support at-risk youth aged 10–15. The program is delivered over a 9-week school term with a focus on school engagement and community reintegration to reduce long-term offending risks.

Music Beat Australia – Changing the Tune

Changing the Tune is a 14-month music therapy project for at-risk, neurodivergent youth in Brisbane aimed at improving emotional regulation to reduce criminal behaviour. Delivered through group drumming, songwriting, jam sessions, and individual support, the program fosters emotional literacy, social connectedness, and pro-social engagement.

Deception Bay Neighbourhood Centre – STEP-UP: Early Intervention for Children 8–12 Developing Accountability and Emotional Regulation in Deception Bay

A 12-week early intervention program in Deception Bay for youth aged 8-12 who are showing early signs of antisocial behaviour and social disengagement. Alongside group mentoring sessions, the program also works with young people’s families to build stronger family and school connections.  

Inspire Youth and Family Services – Inspire Positive Redirection Program

A community-led early intervention program in Inala for youth aged 8–17 who are engaging in antisocial or early criminal behaviour. Combining mentoring, family support, and community engagement, the program helps to redirect participants onto positive life pathways.