Aboriginal Family Structured Intervention Before Hitting Bottom: FAMILY HEALING CIRCLES

Organisation

Duprevent International

Project Focus

To reduce alcohol related harm by empowering Aboriginal families to succeed in guiding addicted loved ones to detoxify in safe, respectable, non shaming, non blaming compassionate way.

Background

Target Groups/Participants

Project Activities

Family Healing Circle Programmes

Outcomes

Individual Impacts: Family Group Impacts: Research findings reflect that the culturally adapted Family Structured Intervention approach was effective in guiding each identified client to commit to change by registering to admission to detoxify. Community Impacts: Other Impacts: Lessons Learned: Problems Encountered: Forced Removal Intervention Influence Tribal Language Barrier Non-support from non-Indigenous Time Factor Christian Influence Existing Agency Aboriginal Committees Beneficiary Comments: Stakeholder Comments:

Evaluation

Donors

Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation, Ltd, ACT, Canberra Australia

Project Cost

$20,000AUD

Project Start Date

1 December 2003

Project End Date

1 July 2004

Creative Exchange Projects

HIV/AIDS: The Creative Challenge

Subjects

Languages/Intangible Heritage

Creative Activities

International Region

Australia/South Pacific

UK Region

Date Entered

15 September 2004