Dr Elroy Dearn
Exploring the pressing need for trauma-informed care in Australia's National Housing and Homelessness Plan, Research Fellow Chris Hartley sheds light on the deep links between trauma and homelessness while advocating for a unified, comprehensive approach to address the issue in line with global best practices.
Read MoreIn today’s blog, Suralini Fernando from Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand (@GoodShepANZ) explores the link between social security policy and childhood trauma and attachment. Suralini is a social inclusion advocate and yoga facilitator of South Asian heritage, who has an abiding interest in the connections between embodiment, relational safety and belonging.
Read MoreMarisa Lo Bartolo (LinkedIn), from Good Shepherd (@GoodShepANZ) reflects on the recent Australian Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Recovery and Healing Conference in Wollongong. Marisa is a Policy and Advocacy Advisor, and has a particular interest in the primary prevention of gender based violence, trauma recovery, and issues faced by LGBTIQA+ communities.
Read MoreVictim-survivors of family violence often sustain undiagnosed brain injuries which have a profound impact on psycho-social health and overall cognitive function. In today’s analysis, Phoebe Nagorcka-Smith of Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand (@GoodAdvocacy) details how acquired brain injuries (ABIs) too often go undiagnosed, and even when they are diagnosed accessing required support remains out of reach for many women.
Read MoreOne answer may be found closer to home than we think – in supporting parents. In today’s analysis, Life Course Centre (@lifecourseAust) researcher Dr Carys Chainey (@CarysChainey) from The University of Queensland (@UQ_News) discusses policy responses to her research into the power of evidence-based parenting supports in helping young people to thrive after adversity and to think and act towards the future.
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