Jigsaw Queensland

Jigsaw Queensland

Jigsaw Queensland Inc.

New Farm, QLD, Australia

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Profile last updated: July 25, 2026

About

Jigsaw Queensland is a non-profit association based in New Farm, Australia working on human rights, mental health.

Jigsaw Queensland Inc. is a non-profit, member-based organisation in Queensland, Australia, that provides professional and peer support, information, referral and advocacy to anyone affected by adoption, including adopted people, mothers and fathers who lost children to adoption, adoptive families and donor-conceived adults. Its services include support groups in Brisbane, Toowoomba and online, search and reunion assistance, and Forced Adoption Support Services funded by the Australian Government. The organisation also advocates for adoption law reform, access to information and redress for people affected by forced adoption, and runs the Adopt Perspective podcast. Established in 1976 and incorporated in Queensland in 1988, it is run with a combination of professional staff and trained volunteer helpers and relies on membership, donations, bequests and government funding.

Location

New Farm, Australia

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Inc.

Legal name

Jigsaw Queensland Inc.

Focus areas

adoptionforced adoptionpeer supportpost-adoption supportadvocacydonor conceptionsearch and reunionQueensland

Languages

EN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Human rightsMental health

Works for

Families

How they work

Direct servicesAdvocacy & campaigningAwareness & educationVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Forced Adoption Support Services

Australia

Telephone information, referral and emotional support, record searches and family tracing, and face-to-face information where possible, for people affected by forced adoption in Queensland. Funded by the Australian Government.

Small Grants Program

Australia

Funding for peer support and advocacy groups to run events and activities that benefit people affected by forced adoption.

Adopt Perspective podcast

Australia

Podcast featuring lived-experience stories and expert conversations on adoption, trauma, identity and related issues.

Countries of operation

Australia

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsMembership feesGovernment fundingLegacies

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingMembershipVolunteerLegacy givingShop

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Queensland Council of Social Services

Partnerships

State Library of Queensland, The DNA Connection, Australian Government Department of Social Services

People

Management & team (1)

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