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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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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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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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.

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Message from Board Chair, Professor Steve Larkin on new CEO at The Healing Foundation

I would like to inform you of the outcome of the CEO recruitment process which was recently completed.

Following interviews with a shortlist of candidates, the selection panel unanimously agreed that the preferred candidate was Shannan Dodson (currently Acting CEO and substantive Deputy CEO). I am pleased to advise Shannan has been appointed to the role of CEO effective immediately.

This followed a comprehensive search undertaken by the HorizonOne recruitment company with applications received from an impressive field of highly qualified candidates. I would like to thank all applicants for their interest in the role.

This is a wonderful outcome for The Healing Foundation, and I am looking forward to working with Shannan into the future.

Please join me in congratulating Shannan!

Shannan Dodson is a Yawuru woman, her family is from Broome in Western Australia. She came to the Healing Foundation as the Deputy CEO and she was recently the Deputy CEO of the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy (NASCA) and Co-Chair of the National NAIDOC Committee.

She has extensive experience working in Indigenous affairs and is passionate about advocating for the understanding of intergenerational trauma and healing and the impact it has on communities.

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