The South Australian West Coast ACCHO Network (SAWCAN)

The Strongbubs, Strong families is a regional initiative led by consortia of 5 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations. The project aims to provide an evidence-based approach to early intervention specifically developed for Aboriginal children and families. It has an integrated focus on child development, early learning and parenting and particularly on maternal and child wellbeing. The project will work with parents and caregivers to develop tools and resources using a strengths-based approach through engagement with children in collaborative play and learning as well as improving navigation between the health and early learning systems to ensure that the family’s needs are centred around Aboriginal ways of being, doing and knowing.