All in for Growing Deadly Brains: How science is catching up with 60 000 years of cultural wisdom
A National Reconciliation Week Webinar
Presented by ARACY/QKP and Yiliyapinya Indigenous Corporation
Supported by the Department of Social Services
Every child deserves a healthy start. Not just some children — all of them. And the science is clear on what that takes.
The first years of life are crucial for building brains. The experiences children have — the relationships, the safety, the connection to culture and community — shape their health and wellbeing for life. When children have what they need in those years, they thrive.
Right now, too many First Nations children do not have what they need. And the cost is measured in children’s lives.
This Reconciliation Week, we are done spectating.
The 2026 theme is All In. Not watching from the sidelines. Not leaving it to others. Reconciliation is not passive — and it is not solely the responsibility of First Nations people, who have carried that weight for far too long. This is our collective responsibility.
The Close the Gap Campaign this year calls for Community Voices as the pathway to justice, equality and healing. This webinar is that call, answered.
All In means showing up. It means funding what works. It means backing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to lead.
Join us the day before Reconciliation Week opens — and come ready to act.
What you will leave knowing:
- What brain science says every child needs to thrive – and how culture delivers it
- How Yiliyapinya’s work is supporting stronger outcomes for children, families and communities
- Why children in some communities are missing out – and what we can do about it together
- What you can do to move this forward
