Queensland Healing Strategy

Bringing our trauma-aware and healing-informed knowledge, evidence-based research and innovation to community-led healing initiatives, we create a place of safety for Stolen Generations survivors and their families, where their voices can be heard.

“We don’t want to be told how to do this – we want to be supported to do this our way, the old way but with new things included. We  know how to evolve with the times, that what we do and that’s who we are, but we can’t evolve unless it’s our way.”
St George Elder

“The Healing Foundation provides the tools, evidence and frameworks for people to develop healing activities in their communities. We meet communities where they are at. When they tell us what they wish they knew – and we can provide them with research, a tool, a case study. All the research is there, and by our own researchers. That’s empowering in itself.”
Fiona Cornforth, CEO

As we develop the Queensland Healing Strategy, we are committed to providing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders with information about existing healing initiatives, programs, services, and approaches that are already working, along with a range of tools, resources and evidence of what works to empower communities to help lead their own healing.

The Healing Foundation is committed to truth telling, as an essential part of healing for Stolen Generations survivors, their families and communities. We recognise the impacts of trauma that are still being felt today, as a result of colonisation, and prioritise truth telling as an integral part of the healing journey.

The case studies and healing resources in this directory will be included in the final Queensland Healing Strategy Research and Co-Design Report.

Healing creates a better future for our children and a world where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and our cultures thrive. Healing is about making spirit feel good. It’s about moving forward with hope for the future, with renewed energy, strength and enthusiasm for life.

The Queensland Healing Strategy is leading the way with a navigational tool to chart a way forward, help heal past hurts and break the cycle of intergenerational trauma for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

If you would like to make contact with us to talk about the Queensland Healing Strategy, please email us at: QLDStrategy@healingfoundation.org.au