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List of Categories

Adoption Agency

The term ‘adoption agency’ refers to any organization involved in the adoption of babies and children, whether this was mandated by legislation or not. The adoption of children was, and is, controlled by state laws and the states of Australia introduced their first adoption acts at different times, beginning with Western Australia in 1907. Prior to the existence of legislation which legally recognized adoption, ‘de facto’, ‘private’ or ‘unofficial’ adoptions took place. These adoptions were organized by individuals (such as midwives, or solicitors), by organizations (such as religious or charitable agencies), as well as by government departments.

Alexandra Home for Women (1916 - 1956)

Children's Protection Society (1906 - 1994?)

Hillcrest Maternity Home (1903 - 1974)

Adoption Information Service

The term Adoption Information Service refers to a program established under state or territory adoption legislation to provide access to information to the parties involved in an adoption (i.e. the birth parent/s, the adoptee, the adoptive parents). The first Adoption Information Service in Australia came into being with the passage of the Adoption Act 1984.

Adoption Jigsaw, Western Australia (Inc) (1978 - )

Past Adoption Information and Services, Department for Child Protection

Advisory Council

The term ‘Advisory Council’ refers to a group established by legislation to act in advisory capacity to government on a particular area of policy (such as child welfare).

Advisory and Co-ordinating Committee on Child Abuse [ACCCA] (c. 1984 - c. 1994)

CREATE Foundation (1999 - )

Ministerial Advisory Council on Child Protection [I, Western Australia] (2003 - c. 2008)

Ministerial Advisory Council on Child Protection [II, Western Australia] (2009 - )

Western Australian Child Protection Council (1997 - c. 2002)

Advocacy Body

Advocacy bodies are groups formed by people who share concerns around a particular issue, in this case child welfare, and who seek to raise the priority of their concerns on the public and or government agendas.

Adoption Jigsaw, Western Australia (Inc) (1978 - )

Adults Surviving Child Abuse (1995 - )

Care Leavers Australia Network (2000 - )

CBERS Consultancy (2006 - 2012)

CBERSS: Christian Brothers Ex Residents and Students Services (1995 - 2005)

Child Migrants Trust (1987 - )

Country Women's Association of Western Australia (1924 - )

CREATE Foundation (1999 - )

Forgotten Australians Coming Together (FACT) (2009 - )

Incest Survivors Association Inc (1984 - )

The International Association of Former Child Migrants and Their Families (1994 - )

Office of the Public Advocate, State of Western Australia

VOICES: Victims of Institutionalised Cruelty Exploitation and Supporters (1991- - )

Anglican

A person or institution affiliated with the Anglican Church.

Advisory Council of Empire Settlement [Church of England, UK] (1925 - 1981)

Anglican Care

Anglican Diocese of Bunbury (1904 - )

Anglican Diocese of Perth (1856 - )

Anglican Health and Welfare Services

Anglicare 'Emergency Foster Care Scheme' (1988 - 1992)

Anglicare 'Fostering Futures'

Anglicare 'Homesharers' (1982 - 1992)

Anglicare WA (1976 - )

Anglicare 'Youth House' (1976 - 1995?)

Annesfield [Albany Native School] (1852 - 1871?)

Belmont Cottage (c. 1979 - )

Bentley House (c. 1971 - )

Bishop Hale's Institution for Native and Half-Caste Children in Perth (c. 1870 - c. 1888)

Chesterfield House & Rockingham Youth External Accommodation Project (1983 - )

The Children's Society, UK (1881 - )

Esperance Residential College (1968 - )

Forrest River Mission (1913 - 1968)

Fremantle Cottage (1980 - )

Fremantle Native School (1842 - 1851)

Girls' Friendly Society (1914 - )

Hillston (1955 - 1984)

Home for Girls (1883 - 1888?)

Jenny House (1994 - )

Manguri (1988 - 2002)

Mary Clementina Hostel for Girls (1931 - 1952)

McDonald House (1955 - )

Padbury Boys' Farm School (1946 - 1955)

Parkerville Children's Home (1903 - )

Perth Boys' Orphanage (1869 - 1876)

Perth Girls' Orphanage (1868 - 1942)

The Priory Hostel, Albany (1955? - 1988?)

Professional Standards, Anglican Diocese of Perth

Redhill Reformatory School (1903 - 1922)

Sisters of St Elizabeth of Hungary (1928 - 1957)

Sisters of the Church (1901 - ?)

Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent (1933 - 1941)

St Christopher's Hostel, Northam (1941 - 2002)

Swan Boys' Orphanage (1876 - 1942)

Swan Homes (1943 - 1959)

Swan Native and Half Caste Mission (c. 1880 - 1920)

Swanleigh (1960 - 2010)

William A Saw Seaside Home (1947 - 1968)

Yes! Housing, Anglicare (1991 - )