Culturally appropriate and safe kin mapping and connection strategies
Innovating contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kinship care through genuine community engagement and cultural connection culturally appropriate and safe kin mapping and connection strategies
Year granted: 2022
Organisation location: Woolloongabba, QLD
Themes: Family and community health, Connectedness
Project summary: This project aimed to develop and implement a model that provides culturally appropriate and safe kin mapping and connection strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care. It collected the first-hand experiences of past and current kin carers in South East Queensland, building an evidence base that outlined the enablers and barriers kin carers have faced throughout the whole process that will be directly translated into service provision.
Read about how the ATSICHS team has been able to progress this project (June 2024)
