The Bringing Them Home Counsellor program provides counselling to individuals and families, affected by past practices around the forced removal of children from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.

A wide range of interventions are required of our BTH counsellor due to the huge range of experiences.

Kalparrin also receives referrals from:

• Individuals
• CYFS
• Aboriginal education workers
• Social workers (non Gov)
• Family members
• Court liason officers, Aboriginal justice officers

Bringing Them Home – History

“Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children have been forcibly removed from their families and communities since the earliest days of European occupation of Australia” (Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission – The Bringing Them Home Report, 1997 p27).

In May 1995, the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families was conducted in response to efforts by key Aboriginal agencies and communities to increase public attention to this issue. The Report of the Inquiry was entitled, “Bringing Them Home – National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families”.

For further information on the history of the Bringing Them Home Report, visit the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission website.

The National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families is commonly known as the Bringing Them Home Report and was tabled in parliament on 26 May 1997.

You may also wish to obtain informationon the two peak advocate groups Stolen Generation members; the National Sorry Day Committee and the Stolen Generations Alliance.