Onnis L.Moylan R.Whiteside M.Klieve H.Smith K.Tsey K.2024-11-192024-11-192020Australian Social Work. Vol.73(4), 2020, pp. 435-448.https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2019.1662463https://lowitja.intersearch.com.au/handle/1/669The experience of trauma in childhood can have lifelong consequences. For Indigenous people the effects can be overcome through protective factors such as connection to family and country, and feeling empowered by having more control over their lives in the socio-political environment in which they are living. There is growing evidence for trauma-informed social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) interventions that foster a sense of empowerment and enable positive personal- and community-level outcomes. However, in the face of challenges such as short-term funding cycles, such programs are hard to sustainably implement and evaluate over time, even where they demonstrate promise. This article reflects on a successful experience of integrating the Family Wellbeing empowerment program into an existing child and family support organisation. It presents the essential elements for integrating a SEWB program as a conceptual model and highlights the implications for sustainable implementation of promising SEWB programs in new settings. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)ArticleAdverse childhood experiencesMental health(Onnis) College of Arts, Society and Education, Cairns Institute, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia(Moylan) Act for Kids, Earlville, QLD, Australia(Whiteside) School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia(Klieve) School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University, Mt Gravatt, QLD, Australia(Smith) Act for Kids, Earlville, QLD, Australia(Tsey) College of Arts, Society and Education, Cairns Institute, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia