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Because of them, we must – Antoinette Braybrook and Djirra’s holistic approach

May 23, 2019 By Family Matters

Antoinette Braybrook

Djirra is an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation, which provides holistic, culturally safe and specialist legal and non-legal support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who experience family violence – predominantly women. Djirra also designs and delivers important, community-based early intervention and prevention programs and undertakes policy and law reform work to improve access to justice, […]

Filed Under: Community

Because of them, we must – Jennah Dungay

May 1, 2019 By Family Matters

Jennah Dungay Aboriginal youth activist

“We know what is best for our kids” Jennah Dungay is a proud Wiradjuri and Dunghutti young woman from Wellington and Kempsey NSW. Growing up in Redfern, Jennah is a youth ambassador for AbSec and recently completed her Advanced Diploma of Aboriginal Specialised Trauma Counselling. Jennah spoke at our Family Matters Report 2018 launch on […]

Filed Under: Community, Uncategorised

Community leaders voice their concerns about child protection in Maningrida, Arnhem Land

March 29, 2019 By Family Matters

Maningrida man on the beach

“We know that many children who are part of the child protection or youth detention systems are traumatised. So are their parents and so is the whole Maningrida community. In each of the suggestions set out below we have thought about trauma and how we can begin to repair the damage done by it. Each […]

Filed Under: Community

Family Matters Strategy 2019: call for your support

March 6, 2019 By Family Matters

An approach to Family Matters in 2019 – to recognise the rights of our children and end the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children being removed from family – has been agreed upon at the first meeting of a newly established Family Matters leadership group. In October 2018, it was agreed Family Matters […]

Filed Under: Community

Family Matters Chair Natalie Lewis calls for your support

December 19, 2018 By Family Matters

SNAICC has been working with our partners on a campaign to end over representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care: Family Matters – Strong communities. Strong culture. Stronger children. We know that the crisis of child protection intervention continues to have devastating impact on our children, families and communities across the […]

Filed Under: Community

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Family Matters is Australia’s
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander children grow up safe
and cared for surrounded by
their own family, community and
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