Jilya in The Media
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Jilya in The Media
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Jilya Awarded the Future Generation Global Partnership
8 August 2022 We’re so incredibly excited to be a part of Future Generation's efforts to address the mental health challenges that Australian youth face each day. We met with the 13 other charities last week in Sydney and were so inspired by the work that they are...
OPINION: Fixing the broken system of Indigenous child removal
22 March 2022 Brilliant to have Dr Westermans Opinion Piece on Child Protection featured on SBS online. It’s been getting a big response. PLEASE SHARE WIDELY! Her favourite line? “Bravery, to me, has always been the most important virtue because it enables all the...
OPINION: Indigenous Child Removal: Fixing a Broken System
19 March 2022 A powerful opinion piece by Dr Tracy Westerman on Child Protection Fixes. Full article here.
Wheeler Family Foundation donates $150,000 to Jilya
11 March 2022 We would like to extend our gratitude to the Wheeler Family Foundation, who have generously offered the Jilya Institute a $150,000 grant towards our Indigenous Psychology Scholarship program. The Wheeler Family Foundation’s current focus is on having a...
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...