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Information for African families
More than 50 African community leaders attended an African Families Forum organised by Multicultural S.A. to share information about the role of government agencies in supporting families.
The Forum was a follow-up to one of the South Australian Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Commission’s regular consultations. African community leaders highlighted the challenges community members face in raising families in Australia and the significance of the actions of government agencies on family and cultural integrity. Leaders were concerned about the uncertain consequences of using physical punishment to discipline children, and about the impact on family life of Centrelink payments to young people. In response, Multicultural S.A. organised senior officers from Families SA, Centrelink, and the Department of Housing, Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) to attend the Forum. The meeting gave community leaders a chance to: tell senior government officers about the concerns or uncertainties that exist; get clear information about the agencies’ policies and practices; and discuss how government agencies can effectively support African families in culturally appropriate ways. Multicultural S.A. undertook to provide information and links from the various government agencies on the www.multicultural.sa.gov.au website.
Parenting
A resource kit has been produced with Federal Government funding, called Raising Children in Australia - A resource kit for early childhood services working with parents from African Backgrounds. It includes a DVD for Parents of young children from African backgrounds.
Click here for information on how to obtain a copy of the resource kit and DVD.
Parenting SA, part of the Department of Families and Communities, has published a set of “Parent Easy Guides” (PEGS), including multilingual PEGS. Click here to go to the PEGS page.
Click here for information on Discipline
Click here for information on How Parents Can Discipline Children
Click here for information on Child Abuse
Families SA information
The South Australian Government’s Families SA provides information about a range of services to families such as protecting children from abuse, violence in the home and other parenting issues.
Click here for information for Parents
Click here for information about Protecting Children from Child Abuse
Click here for information about Violence at Home
Click here for information about Caring for Refugee Children at Risk
Mental Health Services
Mental health services are provided by two Child, Adolescent and Mental Health (CAMHS) divisions - Northern and Southern
Click here to go to the Northern division pages.
Click here to go to the Southern division pages.
Family Relationships
The Department of Housing, Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) has produced a range of brochures, in several languages, on Family Relationships. Click here for the main web page for the brochures in English or another language.
Click here for a PDF of the Family Relationships Advice Line brochure
Click here for a PDF of the Family Relationships Centres brochure
Click here for a PDF of the Family Relationships for Humanitarians brochure
Youth Allowance and Parenting Payment
Centrelink provides information about payments and services for parents and people studying or looking for work. These information sheets are available in a range of languages, including Dinka, Kirundi, Somali and Amharic.
Information on payments for working age people can also be found on the Australian Government's Workplace.gov.au website.
Click here for information about Income Support Programmes
Domestic violence
Centrelink has produced an information sheet about Helping People Experiencing Domestic Violence in a range of languages. Click here for the Information sheets.
The Non-English Speaking Domestic Violence Action Group (NESBDVAG) is a non-government organisation that also promotes the rights of NESB women experiencing domestic violence. Click here for the Z Cards page on the NESBDVAG website.
Migrant Women’s Services
The Migrant Women’s Support and Accommodation Service (MWSAS) provides information about domestic violence services and other support, including information in a range of languages. Click here for the MWSAS website.
Family Violence Provisions in Immigration Visas
Many immigration visas contain Family Violence Provisions. These provisions allow certain people applying for permanent residence in Australia to continue with their application after the breakdown of their spouse or partner relationship if they, or a member of their family unit, have experienced family violence committed by their spouse, de facto or interpdependent partner.
Click here for the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's Fact Sheet on Family Violence Provisions.
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