The Forced Adoption Support Service is a free service providing support, advice, case coordination and other support relating to forced adoption practices and effects.
Australian Healthcare Associates is conducting an independent Evaluation of
the Forced Adoption Support Services (FASS) funded by the Department of Social Services.
Do not hesitate to contact Lisa Stockheim, Compass
Forced Adoption Support Services Coordinator, with any queries or concerns.
For more information or to learn about RAV's Compass
Forced Adoption Support Services, contact Lisa Stockheim, RAV's Compass Program Coordinator —
Forced Adoption Support Services by calling (03) 9313 4407 or by email.
On 21 March 2018, a special video message recorded by Julia Gillard AC in collaboration with
the Forced Adoption Support Services, will be released to honour and observe the 5th anniversary of this apology.
Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) and its Compass
Forced Adoption Support Services, is also commemorating the National Apology through participation in a number of events.
If you are seeking information or family records from other states of Australia, you can contact
the Forced Adoption Support Services for that state.
For all enquiries please email Lisa Stockheim, Program Coordinator for Compass
Forced Adoption Support Services at RAV.
Relationships Australia Victoria's Compass
Forced Adoption Support Service, Family Information Network and Discovery (FIND) service and VANISH (Victorian Adoption Network for Information and Self Help) can all offer free assistance and advice.
DSS has contracted the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) to develop National Practice Standards, and Establishing and building networks as resources to support
the Forced Adoption Support Services establishing support for those affected by Forced Adoptions.
Additional funding of $ 5.7 million was granted through the 2016 - 17 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook to continue
the Forced Adoption Support Services to June 2021.
Relationships Australia NSW commenced
the Forced Adoption Support Service in March 2015.
The funded
Forced Adoption Support Services organisations are listed in the table below.
Scoping study report on the service system for people affected by forced adoptions, undertaken prior to the Australian Government implementation of
the Forced Adoption Support Services.
The Australian Institute of Family Studies has developed resources to support services for people affected by forced adoptions and to provide guidance to
the Forced Adoption Support Services.
The Forced Adoption Support Services Scoping Study identified a need for support service providers to establish or contribute to local networks to enhance collaboration, referrals and support for people affected by forced adoptions.
This Good Practice Principles resource paper is for service providers working with people affected by past forced adoption policies and practices, including
the Forced Adoption Support Services.
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support ex-cons and other at - risk populations, including Lake Oswego - based Project Pooch, which teaches incarcerated kids to train shelter dogs for
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force - development program.
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supporting Catholic
adoption agencies — such as Catholic Charities and the Family Policy Alliance of Kansas — who say these instutitions will have to shut their doors if
forced to place children into LGBT homes.
The Task
Force works to ensure awareness of the requirements, identify and recommend needed state education leadership action, assist in
adoption of instructional materials by the state, and build
supporting partnerships.
In that time, she learned some of the keys to successful no kill status include increasing
adoptions by keeping animals in the public eye, re-connecting lost pets to their owners and maintaining a strong volunteer
force to handle everything from office
support and marketing to foster homes.
We strongly
support the outcome of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Durban to implement the Cancun agreements and the launch of the Durban Platform, which we welcome as a significant breakthrough toward the
adoption by 2015 of a protocol, another legal instrument or an agreed outcome with legal
force applicable to all Parties, developed and developing countries alike.
Services:
Adoption, Arbitration, Arrangements for Children Whose Parents have Separated, Care Proceedings and Social Services involvement with your Children, Child Abduction, Child Protection, Child
Support, Choosing Options Together (unique to us, this is a information meeting regarding separation), Civil Partnership Dissolution, Criminal Law, Cohabitation Agreements, Cohabitation Disputes, Collaborative Law, Conveyancing, Divorce and Separation, Domestic Abuse and Harassment, Family and Friends Carers (Kinship Carers), Finance in divorce - urgent applications, Financial Settlements,
Forced Marriages, Legal Aid, Mediation, Collaborative Law, Information Meetings (MIAMs), Premarital Agreements, Probate, Separation Agreements, Surrogacy & Wills
This panel of experts, including mothers, fathers, adoptees and three Senators, were appointed to the Working Group to provide key advice to Government on services and projects to improve
support for people who have been affected by
forced adoption practices.
The Australian Institute of Family Studies conducted a scoping study (funded by the Department) to map how the
support services for people affected by
forced adoptions meet their needs and to identify gaps in the service system.
$ 5 million to improve access to specialist
support services including counselling and record tracing for those affected by
forced adoptions
The website has been created to
support those affected and to increase awareness and understanding of
forced adoptions.
This fact sheet -
Supporting people affected by
forced adoptions - was developed so that service providers assisting people affected by
forced adoption have an understanding of the issues and an awareness of particular sensitivities.
administering small grants to build sector capacity and enhance group healing activities to
support people affected by
forced adoptions, where appropriate / possible.
It was set up following the Federal government apology in 2013 to
support people affected by
Forced Adoption practices.
The Department of Social Services (DSS) funds seven organisations to provide coordinated specialist
support services across Australia for people affected by past
forced adoption policies and practices.
We have seen firsthand the effect of
forced adoptions which is why we have a range of services to help
support people through this.»
There are many contact services and
support groups that help those affected by
forced adoption.
VANISH (Victorian
Adoption Network for Information and Self Help) has been supporting people affected by forced adoption to search for their relatives for more than 2
Adoption Network for Information and Self Help) has been
supporting people affected by
forced adoption to search for their relatives for more than 2
adoption to search for their relatives for more than 25 years.
We have seen first hand the effect of
forced adoptions which is why we have a range of services to help
support people through this.»
It's been produced by the Department of Social Services and briefly explains the history, experiences and impacts of
forced adoption policies and practices,
support needs of people affected, appropriate language and available assistance.
The following contact services and
support groups can help people affected by
forced adoption.
The Australian Psychological Society has developed a national online training program to
support health professionals to provide services in an appropriate and sensitive manner to people who have been affected by
forced adoption policies and practices in Australia.
The Compass team, the VANISH (Victorian
Adoption Network for Information and Self Help) and peer support groups may be able to suggest health professionals in your area who have had specific training related to forced adoptions or have experience working with people affected by forced adoption policies and pr
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Kiker was the driving
force behind establishing the organization's post-adoptive services program, which trains caseworkers and
supports new parents with education, childcare services, and small grants to cover unexpected expenses — with the goal of reducing the number of failed
adoptions.