I have 800 kids in my care | SBS Insight

After more than 15 years, less than 15 per cent of targets are on track to being met. What's working to improve First Nations peoples' lives? 00:00 I use hip hop to connect youth in prison with culture 07:31 I grew up in poverty but we had so much love 10:34 What is Closing the Gap? 29:21 I work in child welfare and have 800 children in my care 21:00 People are comfortable with us in our trauma narrative 30:27 How important is it for communities to control their own futures? 44:14 Why is it important to talk about mental health as an Aboriginal man? Insight airs Tuesdays at 8:30pm on SBS: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight​ SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/3txZoUN Insight, hosted by Kumi Taguchi, is Australia's leading forum for powerful first-person stories offering a unique perspective on the way we live. Insight first went to air in 1995 and has since been a mainstay of SBS current affairs programming. The team doesn't shy away from taboo topics: from polygamy, to brain implants, to the secrets revealed on the deathbed. Do you want to be part of the discussion and join an Insight record? Insight aims to include a range of backgrounds, ages, and perspectives in our studio audience. If you want to be involved, register here: https://bit.ly/3vQlO7T Visit our website: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/​ Catch up on full episodes: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/insight Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsightSBS​ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insightsbs/ Network Terms & Conditions: https://www.sbs.com.au/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.sbs.com.au/privacy Feedback or complaints: https://www.sbs.com.au/complaints