The Post and Ante Natal Depression Support and Information Group (PANDSI) is an ACT-wide organisation that came into being in 1989. PANDSI aims to empower those affected by maternal depression through advocacy, support and education. The organisation provides ongoing telephone support, drop-in services and facilitated support groups. The foundations of PANDSI were in a ‘self-help’…
The ACT Health Directorate provides a range of health services. It was established in 2001. The Directorate sets health policy and plans the delivery of health services aiming to meet community needs. It also funds a range of non-Government organisations to provide vital healthcare services for the ACT and surrounding region. In 2014, the Directorate…
ParentLink is a community education program that provides parenting information to parents in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and wider region. The ParentLink program was established in 2000, and is based in the Office for Children, Youth and Family Support. It aims to provide easily accessible and up-to-date information about parenting issues and family support…
The Canberra Mothercraft Society (CMS) was established in 1926. The CMS is committed to enhancing the capacity of the ACT community to meet the evolving needs of young families. It has introduced to the ACT and surrounding region a range of community services, including home help and playgroups, to help meet the needs of families…
The Oasis Youth Residential Service was established in 1978. It was originally known as the LASA Youth Refuge, a joint project of the Salvation Army and the Weston Creek Lions Club (LASA stood for Lions and Salvation Army). Its first location was in Kingston, and around 1986 the refuge moved to Waramanga. In the 2000s…
The ACT Heritage Library is the state library of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It was officially opened in 1995, and is located in the suburb of Woden. The ACT Heritage Library collects, manages and provides access to material relevant to the ACT’s documentary heritage. It offers assistance in researching matters relating to the ACT….
ArchivesACT provides access to records of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government. ArchivesACT was established in 2008, and is located in the suburb of Woden, next to the ACT Heritage Library. The ArchivesACT’s collection includes health medical records, records of births, deaths and marriages, citizenship and naturalisation papers, and coroner’s records. In order to assist…
Lowana Youth Services, located in Kambah, was established in 1989. It provided transitional housing for young people experiencing homelessness and/or leaving youth justice institutions. It included a safe house for young women escaping family violence. Lowana Youth Services was closed by the ACT government in April 2012 as part of a re-design of specialist homelessness…
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Kinship and Foster Care Service is part of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services (ATSIS), Australian Capital Territory Government. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Kinship and Foster Care Service aims to provide culturally appropriate placement options for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people who…
The Office for Children, Youth and Family Support was established in 2004. It is an administrative unit of the Community Services Directorate (formerly the Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services). The Office works to provide care, support and protection services to children, young people and families in the Australian Capital Territory. In addition, the…
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