Human Services
Community Services

Adoption Act 2000
How it affects you

Connecting kin
information to help people who have been separated from their birth families (through adoption, fostering, etc) locate records about their separation and their families

Disaster recovery
Disaster recovery information is available in seven community languages: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Spanish, Somali, Turkish, and Vietnamese.

Domestic violence
what domestic violence is and how to get help. Available in seventeen community languages: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, Farsi, Fijian, Korean, Macedonian, Russian, Samoan, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Tongan, Turkish, and Vietnamese

Supporting someone who experiences domestic violence
the right response can save lives.
Also available in five community languages: Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese

Family & friends affected by the drug use of someone close
Available in Arabic, Chinese (traditional), Croatian, Serbian, Turkish and Vietnamese

Foster carers - hearing your concerns

DoCS works with families to help them stay together and look after their children.
Available in four community languages: Arabic, Dinka, Somali and Swahili

How we help
a guide to DoCS' services and activities. Available in thirteen community languages: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Farsi, Korean, Macedonian, Russian, Samoan, Somali, Spanish, Turkish, and Vietnamese

Methadone and your child's safety
Advice for parents on storing methadone, safe sleeping and settling babies
(Available in hard copy - see resource order form).

Methadone poster

Never shake a baby
what to do and what not to do when your baby cries

Spot It, Help Stop It - child abuse and neglect
(Available in hard copy - see resource order form).
Also available in seventeen community languages: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Dari, Dinka, Farsi, Fijian, Korean, Macedonian, Russian, Samoan, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Tongan, Turkish, and Vietnamese

SCAN - supporting children with additional needs
Do you have a child with additional needs enrolled or about to be enrolled in a preschool, occasional care or vacation care centre?
Available in six community languages: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Macedonian, Turkish, and Vietnamese

Women, violence & the law
Available in Arabic, Dinka, Punjabi, Russian, Tagalog and Thai