Red dirt, open skies, crackling fires: Indigenous women's camp tackles mental health issues on country

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Wongutha woman Colleen Berry knows it is hard for struggling women to find help in remote communities, so she's founded a culturally appropriate wellbeing camp and brought help to them.

Small-town living can have its benefits, like knowing your neighbours, but when it comes to accessing help and support, it can be a barrier.Wongutha woman Colleen Berry says Nyunnga-Ku is a fun, safe place for women from LeonoraThe Nyunnga-Ku women's camp aims to connect service providers and women who need their help

As more women came to the group, Ms Berry said she realised how many were struggling with mental health and other issues. "If they need to talk to a counsellor they can go off and talk to a counsellor instead of going into an office, where they [feel] shame. At night, everyone sat around campfires yarning about their lives and — sometimes — revealing their pain.On day two, the service providers spoke about what they could offer the women in the community.

 

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Thank goodness someone is doing something positive for womens mental health.

What about physical health lol

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