Richard Weston (Healing Foundation)

Evaluation is part of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies’ post-colonial survival kit. The Healing Foundation’s Theory of Change for Healing is the first time that the evidence base on trauma has been combined with an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander worldview. The Foundation has developed it through years of learning from practice, working with thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in communities around Australia. We believe if policy makers design and develop initiatives drawing on the Theory of Change for Healing it will support our communities to thrive rather than just survive.