HEAL is an award-winning mental health service, employing expressive therapies to support the wellbeing and trauma recovery of children, young people and communities from refugee and culturally diverse backgrounds.
HEAL is an acronym for Home of Expressive Arts and Learning.
The HEAL program incorporates a range of expressive therapies, including art therapy, music therapy, play therapy and other modalities, offering:
- Individual and small group therapy
- Transition support
- Crisis support
- Workshops and other tailored services
Expressive arts therapies are evidence-based and delivered by qualified therapists.
Through community donations and fee-for-service programs, HEAL supports over 250 school students and community members each year.
In 2005, HEAL won Education Queensland’s Showcase Award for Excellence in Inclusive Education and in 2016, the Friends of HEAL Foundation (HEAL’s fundraising arm) received the Services and Organisations Award at the Multicultural Queensland Awards.
In 2021, HEAL and the Friends of HEAL Foundation joined with QPASTT, Queensland’s specialist trauma-recovery agency.
To contact HEAL about our services, email heal@qpastt.org.au