Empowering First Nations carer voices:
Transforming policy and practice
 

Wednesday 26 February 2025  |  11:00 am - 12:30 pm AEDT


This webinar will explore insights from current and emerging evidence on the lived experiences of First Nations carers in Australia. It will highlight practical strategies to enhance the voices of First Nations carers and transform carer-related policy and practice.

The event is designed for policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and carers—form both First Nations and non-First Nations backgrounds—committed to creating culturally safe and inclusive carer-related policy and practice. 

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by First Nations carers and contribute to shaping policy and practice that better meet their needs.

Facilitated by Judith Lovegrove, Indigenous Governance and Engagement Lead, Stay Strong Program, Menzies School of Public Health, this event will feature representatives from the Stay Strong Program, Menzies School of Public Health and from Girra Maa, University of Technology Sydney, and co-authors of the national ‘Caring about care’ project (undertaken in partnership with the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute for First Nations Gender Justice). 
 
 
First name*
 
 
 
Last name*
 
 
 
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Carer
 
 
 
 
University researcher
 
 
 
 
Researcher in the non-for-profit sector
 
 
 
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Staff member of a government agency or Department
 
 
 
Staff member of a Service provider in the care sector
 
 
 
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