by blick | Sep 7, 2023 | Articles & factsheets, Resources
Victorian author and adoptee Brendan Watkins calls for a national inquiry into the hidden children of priests. (Originally published in the VANISH VOICE August 2023 edition) As most VANISH members would know, searching for one’s natural parents can be a long and...
by blick | Sep 7, 2023 | Articles & factsheets, Resources
The information provided here is for adults affected by intercountry adoption. Intercountry adoption in Australia Intercountry adoption is the adoption of children from other countries by parents who are usually of a different race, ethnicity, and cultural background....
by blick | Sep 7, 2023 | Articles & factsheets, Resources
Searching for relatives is a natural and common desire for both adopted people and natural parents. However, searching for and making contact with a relative, where this is possible, can be a complex and sensitive process. Reconnecting can bring joy and relief;...
by blick | Sep 7, 2023 | Articles & factsheets, Resources
From 1928 to 1984 there were approximately 64,000 legal adoptions in Victoria. Adoptions during this period were ‘closed’, with the child’s original birth certificate being sealed, the birth re-registered and a new birth certificate issued showing the new name of the...
by blick | Sep 7, 2023 | Articles & factsheets, Resources
The experience of adoption or separation from a child has lifelong impacts that can also affect future generations. Developed by Sharon Kaplan Roszia and Deborah Silverstein in the 1980s, the Seven Core Issues is a conceptual framework that describes seven common...
