'Make Healing Happen: It’s time to act' report
The ‘Make Healing Happen: It’s time to act’ report gives recommendations to achieve healing for Stolen Generations survivors, their families and communities.
In June 2021 the Healing Foundation released the ‘Make Healing Happen: It’s time to act’ report. This report provided recommendation to achieve real and lasting healing for Stolen Generations survivors, their families and communities.
The ‘Make Healing Happen: It’s time to act’ report looked at the lives of the Stolen Generations survivors and the needs Stolen Generations survivors will have as they grow older. It also examined the impacts of forced removal on survivors, families and communities.
The report identified 3 major steps to make healing happen:
Realise the impacts of forced removal on Stolen Generations survivors, their families and their communities
Recognise that there are practical things we can do to make a difference in the lives of Stolen Generations survivors and their descendants.
Act by implementing a national intergenerational healing strategy and robust accountability mechanisms.
The ‘Make Healing Happen: It’s time to act’ report identified 4 key actions to make healing happen:
Action 1. Redress for Stolen Generations survivors and their descendants
Action 2. Meeting the complex needs of Stolen Generations survivors when developing resource programs and policies across Australia.
Action 3. Healing intergeneration trauma and preventing new harm
Action 4. Sustainable and robust monitoring and accountability to ensure the healing needs of Stolen Generations survivors, their families and communities are being met.