Journey Home
Video discussion of how to support the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people involved in the criminal justice system, based on the Journey Home program from Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAHMS) in South Australia, featuring:
– Jamie Sorby – Kamileroi woman, Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing worker
– Sharmaine Williams – Bidjara Gunggari woman, Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing worker
– Curtis Falla – Kaurna Narungga man, Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing worker
– Marshall Watson – Noongar man, Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatrist
Source: Orygen Youth Health
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