Stolen Generations survivors face greater health challenges than other First Nations people

Indigenous Australians forcibly removed from their families under government assimilation policies face significantly greater physical and health challenges than wider Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations, according to a new report.

The findings concern the tens of thousands of people removed under the policies, as well as their descendants. The report found that Stolen Generations survivors are more likely to have severe or profound disability.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare produced the report for the Healing Foundation, a peak advocacy body that supports Stolen Generations survivors and their families. It builds on existing data released in 2023.