Inquiry into support for children and young people who have been directly or indirectly exposed to trauma associated with migration to Australia due to humanitarian crises

Inquiry status:

Past

Date commenced:

30 Nov 2023

Tabling date:

15 Aug 2024

Deadline for submissions:

28 Mar 2024

Deadline Comments:

Submission deadline EXTENDED

Date Ended:

15 Aug 2024

Committee

Joint Standing Committee on the Commissioner for Children and Young People

House:

Joint

Host House:

Legislative Assembly

Important Information:

Terms of Reference:

The inquiry will consider:

1. The prevalence of ‘migration-related trauma’ among children and young people in WA.
2. Existing resources designed to provide support to this cohort of children and young people.
3. Potential adverse impacts of any inability to access support resources.
4. Models and strategies the State Government could consider to mitigate the risk of adverse impacts
of migration-related trauma in children and young people.

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
0001	Harrison Spratling received on 4 Feb 2024
0002	Commissioner for Children and Young People received on 15 Feb 2024
00003	MercyCare received on 26 Feb 2024
00004	Life Without Barriers received on 28 Feb 2024
00005	Save the Children and 54 reasons received on 28 Feb 2024
00006	Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors received on 28 Feb 2024
00007	Orygen received on 29 Feb 2024
00008	Centre for Asylum Seekers Refugees and Detainees received on 29 Feb 2024
00009	Ethnic Communities Council of WA Inc. (ECCWA) received on 29 Feb 2024
00010	Jenga Right Dynasty received on 5 Mar 2024
00011	The nuMIND initiative received on 1 Mar 2024
00012	Edmund Rice Centre WA received on 12 Mar 2024
00013	Multicultural Services Centre received on 13 Mar 2024
00014	KIN Disability Advocacy Inc received on 26 Mar 2024
00015	The Centre for Research for Educational Impact C/- Deakin University Burwood Campus received on 26 Mar 2024
00016	City of Stirling received on 27 Mar 2024
00017	Western Sydney University received on 27 Mar 2024
00018	Professional Migrant Women’s Network received on 28 Mar 2024
00019	Australian Red Cross received on 28 Mar 2024
00020	Dr Rugare Mugumbate received on 28 Mar 2024
00021	Flinders University received on 2 Apr 2024
00022	Dr Kwadwo Adusei-Asante, Edith Cowan University received on 2 Apr 2024
00023	The Les Twentyman Foundation received on 11 Apr 2024
00024	Western Australia Police Force received on 19 Apr 2024
00025	Child and Adolescent Health Service Refugee Health Services received on 2 May 2024
00026	Department of Communities received on 14 Jun 2024

Transcripts from Hearings in regard to supporting young people
Evidence by Ms AMY BERSON (General Manager, Edmund Rice Centre WA) on 08/11/2023
Evidence by Ms GAIL GREEN (Board Chair, Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors) on 18/10/2023
Evidence by Dr KWADWO ADUSEI-ASANTE (Academic and Community Worker, Edith Cowan University) on 18/10/2023

Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Assembly Committee Rooms, Level 2, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth

Date	Time	Venue	Organisation	Witness
21 Feb 2024	10:00 AM		Curtin University	Professor Jaya Dantas, Professor of International Health)
13 Mar 2024	10:00 AM		Multicultural Services Centre of Western Australia	Mr Ramdas Sankaran OAM, Chief Executive Officer
20 Mar 2024	10:00 AM	Remote attendance	Deakin University	Dr Stephane Shepherd, Professor of Forensic Psychology
08 May 2024	09:45 AM		Office of Multicultural Interests	James Jegasothy - Executive Director
08 May 2024	10:45 AM		Australian Red Cross	Dr Liza Beinart, State Manager - Migration
15 May 2024	10:00 AM		Department of Education	� Milanna Heberle, A/Deputy Director General, Student Achievement � Judith King, Assistant Executive Director, Professional Capability � Lynette Deane-Spread, Deputy Principal, Thornlie Primary School � Emma Walker, Principal, Lynwood Senior High School � Raechelle Lee, Executive Director, Strategy & Policy � Pam Moss, Director, Public Schools Planning
15 May 2024	10:45 AM		Catholic Education Western Australia	� Dr Laura Allison – Chief Psychologist – Catholic Education Western Australia � Ms Melanie Postmus – Head of Learning Area – English as an Additional Language or Dialect and Intensive English Centre – Aranmore Catholic College
12 Jun 2024	10:00 AM		Child and Adolescent Health Service - Refugee Health Service	� Clinical A/Professor Sarah Cherian – Clinical Lead Refugee Health Service � Dr Raylene Lewis - RHS Senior Clinical Psychologist � Ms Bizunesh Kebede (Clinical Nurse Manager, Community Refugee Health Team) � Mrs Terri Barrett (Nurse Director, Child and Adolescent Community Health)
12 Jun 2024	10:45 AM		Western Australia Police Force	� Superintendent Sharon Bird, (Divisional Superintendent, Community Engagement Division) � Dr Umneea Khan, (Strategic Advisor – Community Engagement division) � A/Inspector Tammy Mottolini ( Inspector – Community Engagement Division) � Snr Sergeant Matt Sharp (Youth Diversion Manager, Community Engagement Division)
19 Jun 2024	10:00 AM		Department of Communities	Mike Rowe (Director General), Dr Eduardo Farate (Principal Policy & PLanning Officer, Cultural Diversity), Glenn Mace (Executive DIrector-Service Delivery), Emma Ferguson (Regional Executive Director -North Metropolitan), Amanda Dickson (A/General Manager, Specialist Child Protection Unit)