by Hana Crisp | Oct 5, 2026 | Articles & factsheets, Resources
This article provides key information regarding discharging (cancelling) an adoption in Victoria. Please note that other states have different legislation and procedures. Last updated September 2021. Who is eligible to apply to discharge an adoption? In Victoria,...
by Hana Crisp | Sep 14, 2026 | Upcoming, Workshops
For many people, experiences of loss, rejection or identity disruption occur later in life. For adoptees, these experiences are woven into their life-story from the get-go. Developed by Deborah Silverstein and Sharon Kaplan in the 1980’s, the ‘Seven Core Issues...
by Hana Crisp | Aug 26, 2026 | Articles & factsheets, Resources
Finding out about a family connection used to happen mostly through paperwork: applying for records, registering with Adoption Information Services, or working with a service like VANISH to search for family of origin. Increasingly, it happens because someone took a...
by Hana Crisp | Aug 17, 2026 | Past, Workshops
For many adoptees, adoption is not a single event. It’s a lifelong experience that can influence identity, attachment, relationships, belonging, and wellbeing. It can shape our ability to trust, how we experience closeness and conflict, and patterns in...
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...
