Stolen Generations
Stolen Generations

The Stolen Generations are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed as children from their families and communities through race-based policies set up by both State and Federal Governments from 1910 to the 1970s.
Intergenerational trauma
Intergenerational trauma

If people don’t have the opportunity to heal from past trauma, they may unknowingly pass it on to others. Their children may experience difficulties with attachment, disconnection from their extended families and culture and high levels of stress from family and community members who are dealing with the impacts of trauma.
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Knowledge Creation

We work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healing leadership, survivors, youth, therapists and academics to harness knowledge and co-design projects that combine ancient Indigenous healing knowledge with Western trauma knowledge.
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Community Healing

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, healing is a holistic process, which addresses mental, physical, emotional and spiritual needs and involves connections to culture, family and land. Healing works best when solutions are culturally strong, developed and driven at the local level, and led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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Resources

We offer a wide range of resources on trauma and healing for Stolen Generations survivors, their descendants, families and communities, along with other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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The Healing Foundation is a national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation that partners with communities to address the ongoing trauma caused by actions like the forced removal of children from their families.

Cultural Solutions: Understanding Suicide

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Cultural Solutions: Understanding Suicide

Cultural Solutions: Understanding Suicide was a public forum held in Canberra with live streaming across Australia. Held by the Healing Foundation on July 4 2014, the forum discussed the critical issue of suicide and wellbeing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The keynote speaker was Professor Michael Chandler and panel members included Pat Anderson AO, Professor Ngiare Brown, Jeremy Donovan and MC Greg Turnbull.

The discussion focused on the effects of trauma and how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are applying cultural solutions to promote healing in their communities.

The Healing Foundation invited the online community to contribute to the conversation by sending in questions and comments using the Twitter hashtag #CulturalSolutions. See all the comments below.

For people who may be experiencing sadness or trauma during this event please visit these links to services and support; or

Call Lifeline 13 11 14
www.lifeline.org.au/Get-Help/

Suicide callback service 1300 659 467
www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au

For young people 5-25 years
Call kids help line 1800 55 1800

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