Helpful resources

While we have taken great care these topics can be distressing. You can access support here

Sometimes  this can lead to physical and psychological responses to perceived danger, called a ‘trigger’, which can feel distressing.

If you would like support to help work through any issues that might arise for you or anyone you know while accessing any of these resources, you can talk to your local doctor, psychologist or counsellor.

You also call one of these helplines.

Helplines

General information

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers, listeners and readers are advised that the following content may contain images and voices of people who are deceased.

Trigger warning: The following resources provide general information about trauma and information on supporting yourself and others. This information can be distressing if it reminds you of an experience you or someone you know had.

Please take care when accessing these resources and ask for help if you need it.

Healing Foundation – help for kids experiencing trauma

  • The Healing Foundation offers resources and tools to help parents, practitioners and service providers support the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
  • Website - https://healingfoundation.org.au/

Intergenerational Trauma among Aboriginal people in Australia

  • 4-minute animation explaining intergenerational trauma by the Healing Foundation
  • Watch the video

Judy Atkinson on inter-generational healing and recovery from trauma

  • Judy Atkinson is an expert in understanding inter-generational healing and recovery from trauma in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. At the core of this moving talk, she describes her approach to healing. It’s about listening. In order to heal, the stories behind the trauma must be heard.
  • Watch the TedTalk

8 Things About Trauma we Didn’t Learn in School

The Journey of health and wellbeing

  • 10-minute animation explaining intergenerational trauma, developed by Tim Muirhead and Danny Ford, from the shared stories and experiences of many, WA Health.
  • Watch the video

Child Trauma Academy (Bruce Perry)

  • The Child Trauma Academy Library is a set of free resources for parents, caregivers, educators and professionals.
  • Access the academy

Practitioner resources

Trigger warning: The following resources provide practitioner information about trauma and its impacts. This information can be distressing if it reminds you of an experience you or someone you know had. Please take care when accessing these resources and ask for help if you need it.

Blue Knot Foundation

Healing the past by nurturing the future

National (US) Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioural Medicine

Videos