Healing program aims to help Indigenous survivors of DV

Indigenous women and children suffer disproportionate levels of violence, harm and trauma. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

With three in five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women experiencing physical or sexual violence, Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney believes support for culturally-based healing is desperately needed. 

The federal government has announced a $23.2 million boost to expand the Healing for Families initiative for Indigenous people to 12 locations across the country.