A Trauma Informed Care in the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) Symposium was held in Rubibi (Broome) on July 12, 2023. It was hosted by Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Service (KAMS) and the Wellbeing Informed Care – Kimberley (WIC-K), Transforming Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing (TIMHWB) and the Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide prevention
(CBPATSISP) teams. The day was generously supported by headspace National.
The symposium brought together over a hundred delegates from headspace National’s workforce and the ACCHS sector. It engaged a range of experts to share their knowledge in the Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) and ACCHS field with an emphasis on:
· Aboriginal health and wellbeing
· Trauma Informed Care in the ACCHS
· Trauma Informed Care in practice