We are excited to share with you the recent outcomes of our First 1000 Days Australia (F1000DA) two-day training course in our Evaluation Report. This course brought together professionals from various fields, all dedicated to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families during their child’s critical first 1000 days.
First 1000 Days Australia is seeking expressions of interest for their CPD accredited course in-person training over two days. Normally offered online as a self-paced course, this will be an intensive two-day workshop with Professor Kerry Arabena to complete the training from start to finish.
What does Karabena Consulting mean by cultural leave?’ Like many other businesses and workplaces, we have an in-house policy which enables us to provide cultural leave every year. Whilst we do not specify that the leave entitlements are directly related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, I had assumed that this is what was meant when I approved our policy position. But these are unusual times, and I am well positioned to determine how we meet the needs of staff who strive to make a difference for our communities and organise leave entitlements around this effort.
Last month the Australian Government announced that it is providing $16.6 million for perinatal mental health initiatives, through nine new grants. We were particularly thrilled to hear that $2.59 million was awarded to the University of Newcastle’s SMS4dads – a digital information and support service for new fathers.
Nothing gets me going in the morning more than a good cuppa tea and a Manifesto to read.
Some people like to read the news, talk to their partners, pat their dogs, go for a walk, do Pilates or chant, but I like to think. Manifestos can help me do just that because they describe the intentions and motivations of the individuals who write them. Being a curious person, I like to understand what I think about the content and, importantly, I need to know why I think what I think.
The 26th of May 2021 marks 23 years since Australia’s first National Sorry Day – a day to remember and acknowledge the ‘grief, suffering and injustice’ experienced by the Stolen Generations. The first National Sorry Day was held one year after the landmark Bringing them Home report was tabled in Parliament, which was the result of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families.
The Yoo-rrook Justice Commission, the nation’s first truth and justice process, is expected to begin in Victoria in July of this year and will run for three years. Named after the Wemba Wemba/Wamba Wamba word for ‘truth’, the Commission will examine both historical and ongoing injustices committed against Aboriginal Victorians since colonisation. To achieve its aims of truth-telling and listening, the Commission will engage both Victoria’s Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community.
The First 1000 Days Australia Council appreciates that parenting is a skill learned from being parented and is specific to the demands of a particular way of life.
On March 15, tens of thousands of people across Australia gathered for the Women’s March 4 Justice rallies, protesting against gendered violence, discrimination and inequality. This comes on the heels of rape allegations made by former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins against a colleague in Parliament House, as well as historical rape allegations against Attorney-General Christian Porter.
Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa (Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice) Act 2020 (Qld)
In March COVID-19 saw nearly a quarter of Indigenous Victorian businesses cease operations according to a survey from Kinaway Chamber of Commerce. Our Managing Director, Professor Kerry Arabena describes why in this article from the NIT.
Ten years ago, I was in my early forties with two teenaged children. I was consulting from my back shed and writing up a model for a Healing Farm.
Research by leading Australian scientists has found that what is ‘learned’ both in the womb and throughout the first few years of life has profound consequences over the course of a life.
The leading non-profit organization working in the U.S. and around the world to ensure women and children have the healthiest first 1,000 days.
Latrobe City Council and Anglicare Victoria have teamed up to deliver the Victorian Government funded First 1000 Days Project.
Townsville will lead the country in delivering an internationally acclaimed health and wellbeing program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families – First 1000 Days Australia. The Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Service (TAIHS) will steer the new initiative, which will be rolled out across North Queensland.
Loyce Henaway only found out about her Aboriginal heritage a few weeks ago.
North of Brisbane, traditional owners conduct a ceremony to give their children a sense of identity denied to generations.
Earlier this month, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men received a loving gift from our women and families – the Our Men, Our Shields Charter – launched by First Thousand Days Australia.
I was in a paediatric roundtable at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital, where we discussed early interventions in Koori children’s lives to help give them the best start possible.