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226 - Specialist autism diagnostic service for at-risk young people
A service launched this month is offering free autism assessments for vulnerable clients of the Department of Human Services. With approximately $800,000 in funding until June 2026, this initiative focuses on young people with exceptional needs, those in at-risk ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/2024/specialist-autism-diagnostic-service-for-at-risk-young-people]
227 - Community Engagement
The voices of people with lived experience are helping to shape the reform of the Child and Family Support System (CFSS). In 2020, a Lived Experience Network (LEN) was established by the Early Intervention Research Directorate to enable people ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/how-we-help/child-and-family-support-system-cfss/about-cfss/early-intervention-research-directorate/community-engagement]
228 - Grants now available for SA community organisations to help build connection and participation
Grants of up to $10,000 are now available for South Australian not-for-profit organisations looking to improve community participation, social and emotional wellbeing, and quality of life for people living and working in South Australia. The grants can help community ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2023/grants-now-available-for-sa-community-organisations-to-help-build-connection-and-participation]
229 - Highgate Park
Background Highgate Park at Fullarton was established by philanthropist Julia Farr under a charitable trust in 1879. The nine-storey building was built in the 1970s on a 2.85ha site in Fisher Street, Fullarton. Throughout its long history, the trust has ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/about-us/our-department/inclusion-engagement-and-safeguarding/highgate-park]
230 - Volunteering
About 900,000 South Australian volunteers of all ages and abilities contribute valuable skills, time and energy to our state’s economy. People who participate in their communities through volunteering feel happier, healthier and more socially connected. DHS helps to build and ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/work-with-us/volunteering]
231 - Youth awards and sponsorships
Young Achiever Awards DHS is a proud sponsor of the following awards within the Young Achievers Awards SA.Department of Human Services Aboriginal Achievement Award Everybody has a story…Young Aboriginal people are using their stories and life experiences to build their ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/how-we-help/youth/youth-awards-and-sponsorships]
232 - DAIP-Revised.pdf Collection: Disability https://dhs.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/140028/DAIP-Revised.pdf
233 - Working in Youth Justice
Staff work in a variety of locations with children and young people who have been in contact with the South Australian youth justice system. These are: the Kurlana Tapa Youth Justice Centre (custodial) central and metropolitan offices (community) regional ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/how-we-help/youth-justice/working-in-youth-justice]
234 - Assistive Technology_OLD
Equipment Program This program is for South Australians who cannot use the NDIS or similar programs to get the equipment and home modifications they need. Visit website ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/how-we-help/disability/dhs-disability-services-_old/assistive-technology_old]
235 - Information Privacy
Information privacy refers to your right to exercise some control and influence over the way information about you is collected, used, stored and disclosed. The Department of Human Services (DHS) is committed to protect people's privacy. All DHS staff ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/about-us/open-government/information-privacy]
236 - Communications Toolkit
On this page: 1 Introduction 2 Key messages 3 Newsletter copy 4 Social Media content 5 FAQs 6 Contacts1 IntroductionWorking with Children Checks in South Australia Stronger, more effective and transparent screening laws came into effect in South Australia ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/how-we-help/screening-and-background-checks/communications-toolkit]
237 - External Academic Research
DHS partners with various academic institutes to undertake data capture and analysis, service model and tool development, evaluation, and modelling activities.BetterStart at The University of Adelaide The BetterStart group of Adelaide University, part of the Faculty of Health Sciences, undertakes ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/how-we-help/child-and-family-support-system-cfss/about-cfss/early-intervention-research-directorate/external-academic-research]
238 - Government-of-South-Australia-Department-of-Human-Services-Annual-Report-2021-to-2022.pdf Collection: Annual Reports https://dhs.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/143633/Government-of-South-Australia-Department-of-Human-Services-Annual-Report-2021-to-2022.pdf
239 - Closing the gap
DHS is proudly committed to achieving the targets outlined in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.Working Group The department will be forming a Closing the Gap Reference Group, made up of representatives from across the department. The Group ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/about-us/our-department/inclusion-engagement-and-safeguarding/closing-the-gap]
240 - NGO Intensive Family Services
Intensive Family Services funded by DHS, delivered by non-government organisations include: Aboriginal Family Support Services (AFSS): Stronger Families ac.care: Strong Families Strong Communities Centacare Catholic Country SA: Stronger Families, Safer Children Centacare Catholic Family Services: Restore Kornar Winmil Yunti (KWY): ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/how-we-help/child-and-family-support-system-cfss/intensive-family-services/ngo-services]
241 - Carer Resources
Support for carers from community organisations Carers SA - South Australia's largest provider of services to carers. UnitingCare Wesley Bowden - provides support to carers of people with mental health issues.Support for carers from the governmentState Government DHS 'How we ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/how-we-help/carers/carers-resources]
242 - Aboriginal Cultural Lenses of Practice
Artwork “The Aboriginal Cultural Lenses of Practice”. Artist – Sasha Hill, in collaboration with SFS Aboriginal staffUsage of the Artwork The artwork was created as a visual statement piece by Sasha Hill/Houthuysen, a Yamatji/Noongar woman and Aboriginal Clinical Practice Lead, ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/how-we-help/child-and-family-support-system-cfss/practitioner-resources/reports-and-publications/cfss-communities-of-practice-discussion-paper-june-2021/acknowledgement-of-country/aboriginal-cultural-lenses-of-practice]
243 - Department-of-Human-Services-Annual-Report-2022-23.pdf Collection: Annual Reports https://dhs.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/155609/Department-of-Human-Services-Annual-Report-2022-23.pdf
244 - DAIP-Revised.pdf Collection: https://dhs.sa.gov.au/_resources/documents/old/disability/daip/DAIP-Revised.pdf
245 - Job-Application-Guide.pdf Collection: https://dhs.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/17168/Job-Application-Guide.pdf
246 - DHS-1468-Common-Elements-A4-Flyer_2022_FA3.pdf Collection: Common Elements Documents https://dhs.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/129355/DHS-1468-Common-Elements-A4-Flyer_2022_FA3.pdf
247 - ‘Reframing’ support for young people in the youth justice system
DHS Youth Justice Services has been selected as the inaugural Australian youth justice organisation to provide the Reframe Training program, an evidence-based program specifically designed to support young people in custody with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and other ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2022/reframing-support-for-young-people-in-the-youth-justice-system]
248 - News for Family and Friends
The Department of Human Services distributes news to the family, friends and guardians of people supported by our Disability Services via an online newsletter. Subscribe to the newsletter To join the email list for the DHS Disability Services Family ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/how-we-help/disability/get-in-touch/newsletter]
249 - Gambling Harm Awareness 2020
Take part in Gambling Harm Awareness 2020 from Monday 26 October until Sunday 29 November 2020, to raise awareness of the harms associated with gambling and the effects it can have on communities, families and individuals. The theme for ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2020/gambling-harm-awareness-2020]
250 - $11.6 million to support multicultural South Australians with disability
The State Government is committing $11.6 million to support multicultural South Australians with disability and complex needs who are ineligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) due to their residency status.Filling an important gap in disability support The ... [https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2023/11-point-6-million-to-support-multicultural-south-australians-with-disability]