Perspectives on torture – the law, the effects, the debate.

Friends,

As the end of the financial year approaches, I wish to express my warmest gratitude to you for the support you give to Foundation House. Every newsletter you read, every event you attend, every post you share and every dollar you give, supports the Foundation House team in our mission to advance the health, wellbeing and human rights of people from refugee backgrounds who have experienced torture or other traumatic events.

Each year Foundation House delivers services to over 5,000 survivors of torture and other traumatic experiences who come from more than sixty countries of origin. The impact of torture and trauma can manifest in many ways including severe emotional distress, sleep disorders, recurring and intrusive memories, difficulty concentrating, sadness, fear, anger, guilt and breakdown in family and personal relationships.

In addition to our core client services, we are working very hard to innovate and build capacity across the community to meet the needs of people from refugee backgrounds in schools and early years services, health services, youth mentoring and employment and in our extensive workshop and training calendar.

There is still so much to do and it is in this context that I am launching our End of Financial Year fundraising appeal.

This year we plan to allocate funds raised to our Study Grant Program which is designed to support its recipients from a refugee background to undertake or continue education or training in their chosen field.  Your donation, small or large, will directly enable us to provide more support to clients in this important area. For further information, please feel welcome to contact Siobhan O’Mara on 9389 8900.

With gratitude and warmest regards,

Lynne Haultain

Chair, Foundation House Board of Management