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Goodna Girls

Adele Chenowyth

2019

Goodna Girls (2019) by Adele Chynoweth is an account of children, including state wards, being incarcerated in the adult psychiatric facility, Wolston Park Hospital, Queensland.

Part of the rationale was that 'juvenile delinquents' needed medical intervention, including the use of chemical restraints.

Goodna Girls includes the oral histories of former inmates as well as former staff of Wolston Park.

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Children and young people in social care, and those who have left, are often subject to stigmatisation and discrimination. Being stigmatised and discriminated against can impact negatively on mental health and wellbeing not only during the care experience but often for many years after too. The project aims to contribute towards changing community attitudes towards care experienced people as a group.

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