historical truth telling

Carnarvon, a remote town stepping up for historical truth-telling

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Melissa Sweeton: May 02, 2019In: Acknowledgement, Indigenous health

The remote Western Australian town of Carnarvon is taking significant steps towards acknowledging the brutal history of the medical incarceration of Aboriginal people, with support from the... Read more

Historical truth telling as a healing intervention: an invitation to the health sector to engage

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Melissa Sweeton: October 23, 2018In: Acknowledgement, Healthcare and health reform, Indigenous health, trauma

How can the health sector contribute to healing through historical truth telling about the nature of colonisation and its wide-ranging impacts upon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peop... Read more

Marking a shift in national dialogue around trauma and the Stolen Generations

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Richard Westonon: April 09, 2018In: aged care, Indigenous health, social and emotional wellbeing, Social determinants of health, trauma

Introduction by Croakey: In a previous article marking the 10th anniversary of the National Apology to Stolen Generations, the Healing Foundation’s CEO Richard Weston wrote that anniversarie... Read more