For adoptees and their families

Support Services

If you are interested in accessing support services, such as counselling, family therapy, mediation or cultural support, please refer to the Support Services for Adoptees page.

InterCountry Adoptee Voices also provides a range of links to adoptee led peer support groups, perspective papers and research by adoptees, and a range of post adoption material prepared by adoptees for adoptees.

Tracing and reunification

There are a number of free and paid tracing and reunification services to help adoptees look for birth parents or family.

Tracing and reunification services must be approached with caution – please ensure that any services you engage with operate legally and with respect for the privacy of all persons involved.

The following information may be helpful:

For state and territory specific support for accessing personal documents related to your adoption, please refer to the following sites:

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