Stolen Generations survivors have more health challenges than other First Nations people
A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare highlights that Stolen Generations survivors and their descendants face significantly higher rates of disability and hospitalization. The findings underscore the long-term intergenerational trauma caused by past government assimilation policies.
Why it matters
The report provides empirical evidence of the lasting health inequities resulting from historical government policies toward Indigenous Australians.
A new report reveals the long-term intergenerational impacts of the forced removal of Indigenous children, a policy adopted by all Australian governments up to the 1970s. Photograph: AAP A new report reveals the long-term intergenerational impacts of the forced removal of Indigenous children, a policy adopted by all Australian governments up to the 1970s. Photograph: AAP Indigenous Australians Stolen Generations survivors have more health challenges than other First Nations people Indigenous Australians forcibly removed under government policies more likely to have severe or profound disability, report finds
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Prefer the Guardian on Google The tens of thousands of Indigenous Australians and their descendents who were forcibly removed under government assimilation policies have far greater physical and health challenges when compared to the wider Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations, according to a new report.
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