Research projects

Current projects

We undertake research in health and wellbeing, that delivers tangible, useful outcomes with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This research is done in partnership with communities, with the support of Elders. You can see our current projects below.

• Healing the Past by Nurturing the Future

  Promoting healing and change. Co-designing and implementing perinatal strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents experiencing complex trauma.

• Replanting the Birthing Trees to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and babies

  Intergenerational trauma is a root cause of health inequities, and addressing this is essential for Closing the Gap. Trauma-integrated, culturally safe and skillful continuity-of-care for parents experiencing trauma and violence is a serious service gap and a national priority.

• Relighting the Firesticks

  Fostering healthy start to life for Aboriginal families. Relighting the Firesticks is a community-based participatory research project. This research is based on our learnings and evidence from the pilot project, Healing the Past by Nurturing the Future (HPNF), and the scale up, Replanting the Birthing Tree (RBT) project.

• Culture, Trauma and COVID-19

  Developing a culturally responsive trauma-informed public health emergency response framework for First Nations families and communities during COVID-19.