CASSE Australia – Creating A Safe Supportive Environment
Our Vision
A reconciled Australia, with a two-way cultural heritage, living and dreaming together.
Our Mission
Changing minds and saving lives by using psychoanalytic approaches to violence, trauma and healing.
Our Core Work
By changing minds and spirit, we are saving lives. It is this simple belief which guides our work every day.
Latest Posts
This week, CASSE staff completed a 3 day Indigenous Trauma & Mental Health Training course facilitated by Indigenous Psychological Services; under the guidance of Dr. Tracy Westerman AM.
The training has helped strengthen the CASSE team’s ability to support Aboriginal young people who are dealing with traumatic experiences, grief, challenges to their sense of self and mental health issues.
The CASSE team have been able to learn ways that they can approach complex racial trauma, cultural attachment and intergenerational trauma, as well as suicide prevention frameworks that have been developed especially for Aboriginal Communities.
This will further enhance CASSE’s commitment to delivering culturally safe and trauma-informed support for the young people we accompany each and every day.
Trauma informed mental health support provided in a culturally centred and safe way is key to building strong relationships and futures for our mob. ❤️💛🖤
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Doing what we do best! Connecting to country! Strengthening Culture! 💪🏾❤️ If you know a young fella who would benefit from a cultural connection mentor get in touch with us for a yarn!
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What a wonderful celebration for Saltbush's 10 Year Anniversary & Community Day. The food, stalls, connecting with our mob and wider community and all the good vibes were just fantastic.
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Our annual dreams
To take 60-100 youth per year on cultural healing Shields For Living,Tools for Life camps to make traditional tools every year.
To hold day cultural healing camps for the town at-risk youth a day a week at our Desert Knowledge site.
To be in Youth Detention Alice Springs one day a week to deliver traditional tool making.
What we deliver
Through our programs and resources we create spaces for intercultural exchange and understanding.
CASSE respectfully acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of the lands on which we meet and work.
CULTURAL CAMPS AND TRADITIONAL TOOL MAKING
The Men’s Tjilirra Movement has partnered CASSE with Aboriginal communities in Haasts Bluff (Ikuntji), Mt Liebig (Amunturrngu), Kintore (Walungurru), Papunya (Warumpi) and Kiwirrkurra in Australia’s central western desert region. CASSE’s ‘Shields for Living, Tools for Life’ program delivers cultural camps for high-risk youth in Alice Springs at Desert Knowledge Australia, Willowra, Santa Teresa, Snow Bore, Titjikala, Tempe Downs, Lajamanu, Finke, Mutitjulu and Imanpa.
