RED DUST HEALING – Moto: When the dust is settled on our lives, all we get to keep and take with us is our dignity, our integrity and the love and respect we shared with people.

Red Dust Healing is founded on a cultural belief that we are one people, one mob who do not own but belong to this land.

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RED DUST HEALING - PHILOSOPHY: If we do not know who we are and where we come from, then how do we know where we are going? Healing to us is a spiritual understanding of self, identity, love, belonging, family, security, hurt, heartache, good times and laughter.

But mostly Healing is a grasp for hope and acceptance based on love and respect, of understanding of ourselves, our supports and being able to tell "our" stories.

RED DUST HEALING OUTCOMES ACHIEVED: Over 14,000 + people have officially completed different stages of the program. Interviews with participants have been conducted for feedback with some outstanding results. The main reason why this program has had success is that it is targeted at the heart and not the head. The program allows for numeracy and literacy issues, it caters for all ATSI men and women young and old, Cultural Awareness modules for non-ATSI people. The program has also been run with a mixed group of ATSI and non-ATSI people. The program creates an environment that allows for confidentiality to be kept and participants feel free to express their emotions.

PROGRAM CONTENT: Red Dust Healing targets a multifaceted approach covering four main areas: Healing Pro-Social Modelling Professional Development Cultural Awareness Red Dust Healing addresses significant key areas such as: Identity, family roles and structure, relationships, Elders, Men's business, Indigenous history and the impacts of colonialism, drug and alcohol issues, family violence, grievance and loss, stress and mental health issues, anger management, education and employment housing issues, meetings and community contribution and governance. Red Dust Healing is a group program for indigenous men and women that examines the intergenerational effects of colonisation on the mental, physical and spiritual well being of Indigenous families and encourages individuals to confront and deal with the problems, hurt and anger in their lives.

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