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.
Knowledge Creation
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
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.
Resources
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.
About Us
About Us

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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Office hours are from 8.30am to 5pm but if your enquiry is urgent, please contact team members on the numbers listed below.

Send us an email:

media@healingfoundation.org.au

Contact The Healing Foundation Media team:

0474 499 911

What we talk about

The Healing Foundation is the pre-eminent voice on current and emerging healing needs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia. It draws on its research, analysis and activities in the community to provide advice and direction on issues like:

Key areas of trauma in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, including trauma for Stolen Generations
The impact of trauma at a community level, including case studies and statistics
The spread and nature of intergenerational trauma
The needs of Stolen Generations survivors
Policies and services to heal trauma and deliver long term outcomes
The role of healing and cultural renewal to address long term social and health issues, including youth suicide, incarceration and child protection rates, domestic violence and substance abuse

Our spokespeople

Some of Australia’s most experienced leaders in areas of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander academia, policy development and service design and delivery work for, or support the Healing Foundation. On issues relating to Stolen Generations survivors, activities are informed by a reference group of people who were stolen as children and now work tirelessly to help others heal.

Read more about the background and expertise of our spokespeople

Stolen Generations Reference Committee

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