The Child and Family Health Service provides free support for all children from birth to 5 years, living in South Australia.
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Is your child due for a health and development check?
CaFHS provides free health and development checks from birth to 5 years of age.
It's important to respond early in life to support a child’s health, development and wellbeing needs, for short term and future success.
What's in focus
Information on breastfeeding, bottle feeding and nutrition for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
A range of webinars are available for South Australian parents and carers to discuss key topics for babies and toddlers.
Family and caregivers are the most important people in children's lives. Supporting your child means looking after their physical, social and emotional health and wellbeing.
Sleep is important for health, wellbeing, growth and learning, and sleep and settling concerns are common issues for many families.
The CaFHS Parent Helpline provides telephone information and support for parents and carers of children from birth to five years living in South Australia - 1300 364 100.
Join the CaFHS Consumer Advisory Committee
Consumer advocates speak up for the interests of the consumer and provide a consumer perspective that helps to ensure that CaFHS is achieving best-practice child and family-centred care.
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Read all news9 Oct 2024
When Anthony took his daughter 8-week-old daughter Olivia for her health and development check at his local Child and Family Health Service (CaFHS), he was comforted to see how well she was doing.
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7 Aug 2024
This Dental Health Week our dentistry experts at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital are addressing a common emergency in children – dental avulsion – which happens when the tooth is completely knocked out of the mouth.
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1 Aug 2024
This World Breastfeeding Week, our experts from the Women’s and Children’s Health Network share their tips on how to get your breastfeeding journey off to a great start, and the benefits of continuing as your baby grows.
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About CaFHS
The Child and Family Health Service (CaFHS) supports families in South Australia with children from birth to 5 years.
Our friendly and qualified team can help you give your child the best start in life.