Dr Tracy Westerman: Understanding the why - a podcast by ABC Radio

Indigenous children are around six percent of the child population in Australia, but they are over-represented in a number of troubling areas, like out-of-home care, incarceration, and youth suicide.

The statistics point to a problem, but they don't get to the why.

What's gone wrong with the systems that were meant to help? And how can government departments begin to address the problems without introducing a new round of trauma?

Dr Tracy Westerman is the founder of Indigenous Psychological Services and The Jilya Institute. She's been named Western Australia's Australian of the Year and is celebrated for her pioneering work in developing mental health programs for First Nations peoples.

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