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Changes at Open Place, Victoria

  • May 15, 2020
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Open Place There are some changes at Open Place, Victoria’s Find & Connect support service

Records Access During COVID-19

  • April 30, 2020
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coronavirus Access to records may take longer than usual due to COVID-19 restrictions, but Find & Connect support services are here to help

Mapping a better Find & Connect

  • April 9, 2020
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Elim Sketch Thanks to many of you, the Map of Children’s Homes has more photos and information than before.

Support through COVID-19

  • March 27, 2020
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coronavirus To keep everyone healthy, support services will be changing how they offer counselling and support in response to the COVID-19 virus.

Orphanage Museum Now Online

  • March 13, 2020
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doll and clothingCare Leavers Australia-wide now have access to CLAN’s Orphanage Museum through their new online collection.

Correcting the Record

  • February 28, 2020
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Behaviour record
For people who grew up in care, accessing records can be as devastating as it is important, but if the records are about you, you do have the right to annotate them

Without Consent

  • February 14, 2020
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Adoption record
The Without Consent exhibition, documenting the practice of Forced Adoption in Australia, enters its final months.

Aged Care – our submission to the Royal Commission

  • January 31, 2020
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Good Shepherd
LONG READ: Our submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

Fear, trauma & deinstitutionalising aged care

  • January 15, 2020
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Barrington Lodge
Research by the Find & Connect web resource has identified a cross over between historical children’s homes and new & existing aged care facilities

Opening Times for Find & Connect Services

  • December 20, 2019
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xmas at Perth Hospital
The Find & Connect Support Services will be taking a break over the xmas-new year period, here’s when to contact them what you need to know.

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