Healing through connection: An Aboriginal community designed, developed and delivered cultural healing program for Aboriginal survivors of institutional child sexual abuse

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About this journal article:

This article describes a cultural healing program for Aboriginal survivors of institutional sexual abuse that was designed, developed and delivered by VACCA. It describes how connection with culture and collective healing can support recovery for Aboriginal survivors who were also disconnected from family, community and Country through forced removal. 

  • Year: 2019 
  • Authors: Carlina Black, Margarita Frederico and Muriel Bamblett 
  • Organisations: La Trobe University and VACCA 
  • Journal: The British Journal of Social Work 

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