Building intelligence and improving social and emotional wellbeing
Program development within Kimberley ACCO
Year granted: 2022
Organisation location: Broome, WA
Themes: Empowerment, Mental health and social and emotional wellbeing
Project summary: KAMS aimed to create a Kimberley program to build emotional intelligence and improve social and emotional wellbeing among Aboriginal people. Objectives included establishing a program structure informed by relevant literature and local knowledge, working within the Kimberley Cultural Security Framework; designing a complete program, in consultation with stakeholders, catering to local needs; and developing a research proposal to trial and evaluate the program.