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Film: Starting & Ending Life in an Institution

For people who were abused in institutional care as children, aged care is a frightening, and re-traumatising, idea.

From Institutions to Academia – Gregory Smith

WATCH: How once homeless Gregory Smith found the meaning of true contentment | Australian Story

Being Believed

Personal stories of people who spent time in care are incredibly powerful. Here’s one about the impact of telling your story, and being believed.

The Life Stories Project is Wrapping Up

A project that documents the stories of people who spent time in care, in their own words & on their own terms, is coming to a close.

Then and Now – Children in the Welfare System

Stories from and about people who spent time in care for you to read and watch.

Remembering a survivor of institutional abuse

Bob was abused in Homes in Qld from 1959 to 1964. He died waiting for redress.

Sarah’s Story: Records Access

“My voice was snuffed out, the adults employed by the state to ensure my safety and wellbeing expressed their assumptions.” This is Sarah M.’s experience of accessing her records.

Aged Care – our submission to the Royal Commission

Good Shepherd
LONG READ: Our submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

Fear, trauma & deinstitutionalising aged care

Barrington Lodge
Research by the Find & Connect web resource has identified a cross over between historical children’s homes and new & existing aged care facilities

Trauma Informed Practice

Archivists and radical empathy. What happens when the Care Leaver is at the centre of records access.
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