We must break the trauma cycle for stolen generations once and for all | Richard Weston

For the brave men and women who have told their story of grief and loss so many times, there is now a sense of urgency

The Healing Foundation recently released the first demographic study of the stolen generations and their descendants. The report, collated by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), is the first time we’ve had comprehensive data to prove that the stolen generations are sicker and poorer than their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander brothers and sisters, who are already at a disadvantage compared to non-Indigenous Australians.

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