The Australian specific interpretation of the 1000 Days movement is being established to have effective supports for families of Indigenous children during critical periods of heightened risk from pre-conception to a child’s second birthday.
Enhancing health and wellbeing outcomes for infants is at the forefront of global Indigenous social work practice.
Child maltreatment is a global health priority affecting up to half of all children worldwide, with profound and ongoing impacts on physical, social and emotional wellbeing.
Indigenous peoples are resilient peoples with deep traditional knowledge and scientific thought spanning millennia.
“Our children have a right to be cared for with love and raised to be strong and proud in their Culture”