by Hana Crisp | Aug 4, 2026 | News
Adoptee Megan Fromholtz travelled all the way from Ballarat to attend our Adoptee Wellbeing Day in Albury-Wodonga. She was so moved by her experience that she wrote about it and shared her reflections with us. As a participant in the VANISH Ballarat peer...
by Hana Crisp | Jun 30, 2026 | News
30/06/2026 Media Release Victoria’s specialist support services for people who were forcibly adopted are in jeopardy, after VANISH’s request for funding to continue its critical post-adoption counselling and peer support programs was denied. From the...
by Hana Crisp | May 27, 2026 | News
By Jennifer Pont Last month, on 21 March, was the thirteenth anniversary of the National Apology for Forced Adoption delivered by then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard. I’m sure a lot of people took no notice. I missed it, and I’m an adoptee, but adoptee stuff tends to go...
by Hana Crisp | May 26, 2026 | News
Applications for the Victorian Government’s Historical Forced Adoptions Redress Scheme for mothers will close on 31 January 2028. Many mothers were separated from their babies through historical forced adoption policies and practices that caused deep and...
by Hana Crisp | May 6, 2026 | Personal Stories
By Lakshmi Cashmore, intercountry adoptee I don’t look like anyone I know. It lands deeper than people realise. It’s in the small moments, catching your reflection, not knowing where your smile came from, not knowing where your dark eyed gaze comes from and when you...
