This booklet was produced with the aim of being a quick and easy reference guide to some of the many Victorian services available in the community that you might require.
This short version of the booklet aims to give you a snap shot of what the actual booklet contains.
The contents of this booklet are more relevant to families who are currently in hospital.
Other areas covered by the complete booklet are:
- Women’s Health Centres
- Community Services & Support
- Early Parenting Centres
- Feeding Support & Advice
- Infant Health
- Continence
- Speech / Hearing / Vision
- Support for home
- Emotional & Behavioural Development Services
- Private Therapy Services
- Child Development Services
- Child Safety
- Playgroups & Toy Libraries
You may not need to refer to them now and there may be many areas you won’t need to know about at all. Keep this guide handy, as from the experience of being parents of a premature baby we have found that it is once you get home from hospital that you may need support most. We hope this booklet will assist you in some small way to navigate around the services and give you an understanding of what is available and what you are entitled to.
