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Children, Youth & Families Division
A guide to services and resources for children, youth and families in Victoria.

About Child Abuse (Responding to child abuse and Survivors of child abuse)
Child abuse is a serious social problem. Professionals who work with children and families have a duty of care to respond to concerns of child abuse when it arises. Resources assist professionals in understanding their legal and ethical responsibilities. In addition, information and support is available for those personally affected by child sexual abuse, or for parents of a child who has been abused.

Adoption
Information about adoption services, which provide counselling and advice for birth parents, assess prospective adoptive parents and arrange the adoption of infants and children who cannot live at home.

Family Violence
Is someone you know being abused in a relationship? Is there violence in your home? Free community counselling and support services are available.

Foster Care
Foster care is a home-based service provided to children and young people up to 18 years of age who are temporarily or permanently unable to live with their families of origin. Volunteer caregivers look after children and young people in their own home. Foster Care Community Service Organisations are responsible for recruiting, training and supporting caregivers. Caregiver payments are provided to meet the everyday costs of caring.

Intercountry Adoption
The Intercountry Adoption Service (ICAS) is responsible for finding Victorian families for children from overseas who cannot be placed with a family in their country of origin.

Parentline
Parentline is a statewide service that provides parents with counselling, information and contact details for community services in Victoria

Relationships and sexuality - Family
Articles from the Better Health Channel.

Sexual Assault Services
A range of support services can respond to the needs of recent and past victim/survivors of sexual assault.

State Concessions
Information about concession payments for utility bills and service charges for low-income households.

Survivors of child abuse
Child abuse is a serious social problem. Professionals who work with children and families have a duty of care to respond to concerns of child abuse when it arises. Resources assist professionals in understanding their legal and ethical responsibilities. In addition, information and support is available for those personally affected by child sexual abuse, or for parents of a child who has been abused.

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Capital Planning and Investment Capital Planning and Investment
For all DHS-related capital information, projects and events.
Careers Careers at the department
An overview of our employment with information about qualifications, remuneration and career paths.
Children, Youth & Families Children, Youth & Families Division
A guide to services and resources for children, youth and families in Victoria
Clinicians health channel Clinicians health channel
Servicing the needs of clinicians - doctors, nurses and allied health professionals - in the Victorian public health sector.
link to the Corporate Integrity Information & Resolutions unit Corporate Integrity Information & Resolutions unit
A guide on lodging compliments, complaints or accessing information held by Ministers and State Government Agencies.
Disability Online Disability Online
Information for people with a disability, their familes and carers
Divisions Divisions of the department
Links to the divisions of the Department of Human Services
Emergency Management Emergency Management
This website provides an overview of the department's role during emergencies.
Funded Agency Channel Funded Agency Channel
A website that supports the Department and funded agencies working in partnership.
Go for your life Go for your life
'Go for your life' is a whole of Government initiative aiming to improve the health and wellbeing of Victorians through improved nutrition and increased participation in physical activity.
Human Services Directory Human Services Directory
A directory of detailed information about health, community and disability services throughout Victoria.
Housing Office of Housing
Housing services, including emergency & transitional accommodation, long term rental housing, private rental & home ownership assistance.
Office of the Child Safety Commissioner Office of the Child Safety Commissioner
Protecting the children of Victoria.
Regions of the department Regions of the department
Information about the Department of Human Services regions, including their location, size, population and role.
Victorian Government Health Information Victorian Government Health Information
Gateway to information relating to the provision of health services in Victoria.
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Last Updated: September 7, 2008
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