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Hints for Healing is dedicated to sharing resources and facilitating peer learning for NSW educators and school counsellors who support the recovery, resettlement of students with refugee experiences. Hints for Healing is dedicated to sharing practical resources, case studies, podcasts, professional learning, interviews and research articles to support the educators and school counsellors who play an instrumental role in the recovery, resettlement and development of learners with refugee experiences. The project began in 2008 as a quarterly e-zine that brought together case studies, interviews and articles designed to strengthen student welfare personnel’s knowledge and skills about the needs of students with a refugee experience. In 2020, with the goal of making these resources more readily accessible to educators and school counsellors, STARTTS in Schools, together with the STARTTS Early Childhood Program collaborated to bring you the Hints for Healing website and page.

Hints for Healing has collaborated with external experts to create a series of three podcasts on the topic of 'Healthy R...
03/06/2026

Hints for Healing has collaborated with external experts to create a series of three podcasts on the topic of 'Healthy Relationships.' These podcasts seek to support parents and carers to have conversations with their children about important topics such as masculinity, sexual consent and the impacts of po*******hy. Over the coming months, we will release these podcasts in a variety of community languages.

Raising Young Men and Boys with Healthy Masculinities https://hintsforhealing.startts.org.au/hints-for-healing-podcast-season-4-healthy-relationships-raising-young-men-and-boys-with-healthy-masculinities/

Sexual Consent and Consent Legislation
https://hintsforhealing.startts.org.au/hints-for-healing-podcast-season-4-healthy-relationships-sexual-consent-and-consent-legislation/

It’s Time We Talked About Po*******hy
https://hintsforhealing.startts.org.au/hints-for-healing-season-4-healthy-relationships-its-time-we-talked-about-po*******hy/

This podcast focuses on helping parents and carers understand the potential impact of po*******hy on their children, and what can be done about it. Much of the content in this podcast comes from the work of Maree Crabbe from “It’s Time We Talked” which is a violence prevention project that see...

In support of families impacted by the crisis in Iran, Hints for Healing has recently published an audio/podcast version...
17/02/2026

In support of families impacted by the crisis in Iran, Hints for Healing has recently published an audio/podcast version of the Farsi tip sheet “How parents and carers can promote the wellbeing of their children in times of crisis.” It can be found here, together with the Farsi and English written versions. https://hintsforhealing.startts.org.au/%da%86%da%af%d9%88%d9%86%d9%87-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%db%8c%d9%86-%d9%88-%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%82%d8%a8%db%8c%d9%86-%d9%85%db%8c%d8%aa%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%86%d8%af-%d8%af%d8%b1-%d8%af/

In this podcast, delivered in Farsi, a STARTTS Counsellor suggests what parents/carers can do to support their children during an international crisis, how to manage their children's exposure to media related to the crisis, and where to seek professional support for their children and themselves.

We are deeply shocked and saddened by the attacks that took place at Bondi on Sunday, and extend our sincere condolences...
16/12/2025

We are deeply shocked and saddened by the attacks that took place at Bondi on Sunday, and extend our sincere condolences to the individuals, families, and communities who have lost loved ones. Our thoughts are also with those recovering from the physical and psychological injuries caused by these horrific events.

As we approach the start of the NSW school summer holiday period, we are mindful that many of the supports that children and young people rely on during difficult times may not be readily available. One way to support students throughout the holidays is by completing a School-Link ‘Holiday Survival’ Card with them. This card helps students identify services and personal resources they can turn to for support during the school break. For the upcoming school holidays, an online version of the card can be printed and completed with students. For future holiday periods, schools may wish to consider ordering a pack of cards directly from School-Link.

The STARTTS Witness to War hotline will remain open on business days throughout the summer school holidays. Anyone affected by the events at Bondi, is welcome to call for support and information. In addition, Lifeline counsellors are available 24/7, and Lifeline has produced a Wellbeing Support Guide, which is available in eleven languages. An article, published in the Guardian, also provides helpful advice to parents and carers, on how to talk to children about the attacks. Finally, the NSW Government has published a resource outlining practical assistance and support available following the attacks.

Printable 'Holiday Survival' Card -https://schoollink.swslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/pdf/HolidaySurvival.pdf
Order 'Holiday Survival' Cards -https://schoollink.swslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/pdf/Holiday%20Z%20card%20order%20form.pdf
Witness to War Hotline - https://startts.org.au/services/witness-to-war-multilingual-hotline/
Contacting Lifeline -
https://www.lifeline.org.au/get-help/support-toolkit/techniques-and-guides/contacting-lifeline-guide
Lifeline Wellbeing Support Guide - https://www.lifeline.org.au/get-help/support-toolkit/techniques-and-guides/bondi-beach-incident-wellbeing-support-guide
Parent/Carer Guide for talking to children about the attacks - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2025/dec/15/how-parents-should-talk-to-their-children-about-the-horror-of-the-bondi-shootings
NSW Govt support and information - https://www.nsw.gov.au/nsw-government/bondi-beach-attack

Information about the Bondi Beach attack that occurred on Sunday, 14 December 2025.

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