Jilya in The Media
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Latest News
WORDS OF WISDOM: Why do kids RIOT when they are in trauma?
By: Dr Tracy Westerman, AM, MPsych, PhD Last week I spoke to Nadia Mitsopoulos on ABC Radio Perth and discuss why children are rioting again at the Banksia Hill detention centre and the failure to invest in prevention programs. If you'd like to listen to the interview...
Jodi Jones – First Jilya Graduate
18 February 2022 MEET JODI JONES Jodi is our first The Westerman Jilya Institute for Indigenous Mental Health scholarship recipient to complete her Psychology degree, and the first Aboriginal Psychology graduate from Tasmania! "I am a Palawa woman (Tasmanian...
Jilya forms new partnership with Mandura and the Pauline E. McLeod Foundation
4th January, 2022 Jilya is proud to announce a new partnership with Mandura and the Pauline E. McLeod Foundation, Mandura is a First Nations workplace supplies company that donates 20% of all profits to the Pauline E. McLeod Foundation. Mandura translates as ‘trading...
Jilya interview with NIRS
22nd December, 2021 The National Indigenous Radio Service provides hourly news bulletins Mondays to Fridays to First Nations community radio stations across the country. It is also a content sharing platform of First Nations programming including current affairs and...
Jilya Appoints New COO
20 December 2021 Jilya is excited to announce the appointment of their first Chief Operating Officer, Mr Stuart MacLeod who will commence with Jilya on 20th December, 2021. As our first COO, Stuart brings with him a wealth of experience in the not-for-profit sector....
Myer Foundation awards grant to Jilya
15th December, 2021 The Westerman Jilya Institute board is proud to announce their successful receipt of a $240,000 grant from The Myer Foundation (TMF) — its second successful grant since the Institute was launched just over twelve months ago. TMF has committed to...
Dr Westerman Awarded Order of Australia
9 September 2021 Dr Tracy Westerman AM has received the Order of Australia this week ahead of the World Suicide Prevention Day concert to be held tomorrow. The Westerman Jilya Institute will host a fundraising concert for Indigenous suicide prevention featuring a...
Lifelong ambition realised with launch of Jilya Institute for Mental Health
By Lindy KerinSource: NITV News On World Suicide Prevention Day, a dedicated research and training institute has been launched to try and reduce the rate of suicides in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The Westerman Jilya Institute for Mental...
Serco sponsors Aboriginal Psychology Program for Indigenous Mental Health
Serco is proud to announce its 4-year sponsorship of the Indigenous Psychology Scholarship Program, delivered by the Westerman Jilya Institute for Indigenous Mental Health. The program supports Aboriginal students with remote and rural connections to study psychology...
Concert for Life is so much more than just a cross-discipline musical collaboration: it’s a call to action
BY JASMINE MIDDLETON Following its debut success in 2015, the concert returns on World Suicide Prevention Day to raise awareness of the alarming rates of Indigenous youth suicide in remote Australian communities, and fundraise for the Westerman Jilya Institute for...