Healing the Past by Nurturing the Future: Learning How to Identify and Support Indigenous Parents Who Have Experienced Complex Childhood Trauma

Acceptability of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander co-designed resources to increase awareness of complex trauma during the perinatal period: Perspectives of parents, service providers and pilot implementation stakeholders

Georgia E Bartlett, Helen Henderson, Renee Fiolet, Debra Bowman, Emma Stubbs, Kimberley A Jones, Yvonne Clark, Alison Elliott, Catherine Chamberlain

2026-06-01

Purpose The Aboriginal-led Healing the Past by Nurturing the Future project was conceptualised to co-design safe, acceptable and f..

‘Keeping Ourselves Safe From the System’: Perinatal Care Model Considerations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families Intersecting With Child Protection

N Mucabel-Bue, S Onwuka, P Gray, M O'Donnell, H Herrman, R Gayde, S Stewart, KA Jones, J Fisher, E Stubbs, C Chamberlain, J Krakouer

2026-03-01

It is the priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and Australian governments, to provide infants with enric..

First Nations parents’ experiences of COVID-19 and associations with symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress disorder

Christina L Heris, Taylor Glover, Tess Bright, Simon Graham, Shannon K Bennetts, Kimberley A Jones, Michelle Kennedy, Caroline Atkinson, Catherine Chamberlain

2025-01-01

Purpose To examine associations between First Nations parents’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and symptoms of complex po..

Trauma-Informed Primary Healthcare for Parents: Multidisciplinary Experiences in Rural Service Implementation

C Reid, F Smullen, SK Bennetts, LH Amir, C Chamberlain

2025-01-01

Trauma-informed approaches to service delivery increase awareness of the pervasiveness of trauma exposure and acknowledge the life..

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Complex Trauma and Strengths Questionnaire: psychometric evaluation

Graham Gee, Tess Bright, Amy Morgan, Carlie Atkinson, Shawana Andrews, Yvonne Clark, Karen Glover, Tanja Hirvonen, Elise Davis, Kimberley A Jones, Rachel Reilly, Fiona Mensah, Madelyne Hudson-Buhagiar, Shannon K Bennetts, Helen Herrman, Helen Milroy, Andrew Mackinnon, Catherine Chamberlain

2024-01-01

Objective: Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (complex trauma) describes a cluster of symptoms frequently associated with prol..

Interventions from pregnancy to two years after birth for parents experiencing complex post-traumatic stress disorder and/or with childhood experience of maltreatment

KA Jones, I Freijah, SE Brennan, JE McKenzie, TM Bright, R Fiolet, I Kamitsis, C Reid, E Davis, S Andrews, M Muzik, L Segal, H Herrman, C Chamberlain

2023-05-04

Background: Acceptable, effective and feasible support strategies (interventions) for parents experiencing complex post-traumatic ..

Community perspectives on delivering trauma-aware and culturally safe perinatal care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents

R Fiolet, C Woods, AH Moana, R Reilly, H Herrman, H McLachlan, J Fisher, J Lynch, C Chamberlain

2023-03-01

Background: Since colonisation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have experienced violence, loss of land, ongoing dis..

Rural primary care workforce views on trauma-informed care for parents experiencing complex trauma: A descriptive study

C Reid, SK Bennetts, JM Nicholson, LH Amir, C Chamberlain

2023-02-01

Background: An important service system for rural parents experiencing complex trauma is primary health care. Aim: To investigate ..

Community views on ‘Can perinatal services safely identify Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents experiencing complex trauma?’

C Chamberlain, P Gray, H Herrman, F Mensah, S Andrews, J Krakouer, P McCalman, A Elliott, J Atkinson, B O'Dea, A Bhathal, G Gee

2023-01-01

Family and extended kinship systems which nurture healthy, happy children are central to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cul..

“You Can’t Replace That Feeling of Connection to Culture and Country”: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Parents’ Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic

M Kennedy, T Bright, S Graham, C Heris, SK Bennetts, R Fiolet, E Davis, KA Jones, J Mohamed, C Atkinson, C Chamberlain

2022-12-01

This Aboriginal-led study explores Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents’ experiences of COVID-19. 110 Aboriginal and Torr..

Key features of a trauma-informed public health emergency approach: A rapid review

CL Heris, M Kennedy, S Graham, SK Bennetts, C Atkinson, J Mohamed, C Woods, R Chennall, C Chamberlain

2022-11-28

COVID-19 is a major threat to public safety, and emergency public health measures to protect lives (e.g., lockdown, social distanc..

Using participatory action research to co-design perinatal support strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents experiencing complex trauma

C Reid, G Gee, SK Bennetts, Y Clark, C Atkinson, D Dyall, JM Nicholson, C Chamberlain

2022-09-01

Problem & background: Support is important for all parents but critical for those experiencing complex trauma. The The Healing the..

A Culturally Responsive Trauma-Informed Public Health Emergency Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities in Australia, Developed during COVID-19

Simon Graham, Ilias Kamitsis, Michelle Kennedy, Christina Heris, Tess Bright, Shannon Bennetts, Kimberely Jones, Renee Fiolet, Janine Mohamed, Caroline Atkinson, Catherine Chamberlain

2022-01-01

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic impacted peoples’ livelihoods and mental wellbeing. Aboriginal and Torres Strait ..

Healing the Past by Nurturing the Future: Aboriginal parents' views of what helps support recovery from complex trauma

C Chamberlain, Y Clark, S Hokke, A Hampton, C Atkinson, S Andrews

2021-09-30

We aimed to understand support needs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents experiencing complex trauma.Becoming a pare..

Interventions during pregnancy or up to two years after birth for parents who are experiencing complex trauma or have experienced maltreatment in their childhood (or both) to improve parenting capacity or socio-emotional well-being

C Reid, JE McKenzie, SE Brennan, SK Bennetts, Y Clark, F Mensah, S Hokke, N Ralph, SJ Brown, G Gee, JM Nicholson, C Chamberlain

2021-07-13

Objectives: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows:. To assess the effects of inte..

Community Perspectives of Complex Trauma Assessment for Aboriginal Parents: 'Its Important, butHowThese Discussions Are Held Is Critical'

Catherine Chamberlain, Graham Gee, Deirdre Gartland, Fiona K Mensah, Sarah Mares, Yvonne Clark, Naomi Ralph, Caroline Atkinson, Tanja Hirvonen, Helen McLachlan, Tahnia Edwards, Helen Herrman, Stephanie J Brown, Jan M Nicholson

2020-09-15

Background and Purpose: Becoming a parent can be an exciting and also challenging transition, particularly for parents who have ex..

Healing the past by nurturing the future: A qualitative systematic review and metasynthesis of pregnancy, birth and early postpartum experiences and views of parents with a history of childhood maltreatment

C Chamberlain, N Ralph, S Hokke, Y Clark, G Gee, C Stansfield, K Sutcliffe, SJ Brown, S Brennan

2019-12-01

Background Child maltreatment can have serious effects on development and physical, social and emotional wellbeing. Any long-lasti..

Healing the Past by Nurturing the Future - Co-designing perinatal strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents experiencing complex trauma: Framework and protocol for a community-based participatory action research study

C Chamberlain, G Gee, SJ Brown, J Atkinson, H Herrman, D Gartland, K Glover, Y Clark, S Campbell, FK Mensah, C Atkinson, SE Brennan, H McLachlan, T Hirvonen, D Dyall, N Ralph, S Hokke, J Nicholson

2019-06-01

Introduction Child maltreatment and other traumatic events can have serious long-term physical, social and emotional effects, incl..