Who can help? / Who can help you?
Who can help you?
It can be hard to work with Community Services.
Community Services have other names too. Like
- DCJ
- FACS
- DOCS.
You can not do this on your own.
It is good to have help.
It is good to have help.
You can get help
- with Court
- to parent well
- to look after yourself.
You may need help from
- a legal person. This is called a lawyer
- a support person
- an advocate.
Legal help
You can get legal help for
- information about your choices
- Court.
Read our fact sheets
Support person
You can have a support person to
- go to meetings. Like at Community Services
- go to Court. Like they can wait with you.
Advocate
An advocate can help you
- in meetings
- at court.
They can help you
- speak up for your self
- talk for you
- know what others are saying.
Help to parent well
To get help to parent well is good
- before you work with Community Services
- when you work with Community Services
You can get help from
- a parenting group
- a worker in your home.
Look after you.
You can get help from
- friends
- family
- a counsellor.
You may feel
- scared
- sad
- fed up.
It is important to look after your feelings.
A counsellor can help you
- talk about how you feel
- care for yourself
- make plans to help yourself
Friends and family can
- listen to you
- go to meetings with you
- be with you.
More information
This fact sheet is general information.
It may not be the same for you.
Talk to a lawyer about
It may not be the same for you.
Talk to a lawyer about
- your own child
- your family.
This fact sheet was made by
- The WASH House
- The Ability Rights Centre. A service of IDRS
- a Parent Advisory Group, 2020.
Images
We have used images from
We have used images from
- ChangePeople
- Mayer-Johnson
- Participics
- Picto-Selector
Access Easy English helped The WASH House write the Easy English.
February 2020.
February 2020.
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