You are here: HomeNeed Help › Missing Persons

Missing persons

Family tracing worker reassuring young man trying to trace family

The Salvation Army Australia can no longer provide family tracing services or past records.

However, there are several other agencies and organisations that may be of help detailed below:

Family Tracing

Link-Up (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)
NSW Phone: 1800 624 332
QLD Phone: 1800 200 855

Red Cross (families separated by war, disaster or migration)
Phone: 1800 875 199 (free call from anywhere in Australia)

Relationships Australia (mediation only)
Phone: 1300 364 277

Special Search Service

The service is for families separated by government intervention in NSW (for example adoption, being under the care of the Minister, foster care, or being placed in a children’s home in NSW)

Please contact the new provider for this service
International Social Service Australia
Phone: 1300 657 843
By email: sss@iss.org.au

Post Adoption support agencies

The Benevolent Society
Phone: 1800 726 732
Includes PARC (post adoption resource centre) & PASQ (post adoption support QLD)

Jigsaw QLD
Phone: 07 3358 6666

Forced Adoption Support Service (FASS)
Phone: 1800 210 313

Find and Connect – forgotten Australians and child migrants
Phone: 1800 161 109

Lotus Place (QLD)
Phone: 07 3347 8500

Wattle Place (NSW)
Phone: 1800 663 844

If you require immediate emotional support, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14

  • The Facebook logo
  • The X logo
  • The Youtube logo
  • The Instagram logo
  • The LinkedIn logo

The Salvation Army Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet and work and pay our respect to Elders past, present and future.

We value and include people of all cultures, languages, abilities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and intersex status. We are committed to providing programs that are fully inclusive. We are committed to the safety and wellbeing of people of all ages, particularly children.

Five Diversity and Inclusion logos

The Salvation Army is an international movement. Our mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in his name with love and without discrimination.

salvationarmy.org.au

13 SALVOS (13 72 58)

Gifts of $2 or more to the social work of The Salvation Army in Australia are tax deductible.Details and ABNs

Subscribe to our mailing list
Hope where it's needed most

Top