This project sought to provide young people in out-of-home care with a targeted, tailored, and culturally safe intervention program and to evaluate its efficacy.

‘Challenges regulating emotions underlie many neurodevelopmental and behavioural conditions and follow early life trauma. Children in OOHC often present with distress and challenges regulating their emotions.  This project aims to review, develop, and evaluate a 12-week trauma informed emotion regulation skills program for Aboriginal children and adolescents in OOHC and their carer’s. We expect that the results from this study will guide therapeutic support services within the OOHC sector.’

– Dr Emily Hindman, Researcher, Psychologist, Clinical Services Manager and Project Lead

Year granted: 2020

Organisation location: Coffs Harbour, NSW

Themes: Child and maternal health, Sovereignty

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