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KidsXpress Introduction KidsXpress is an Australian group expressive therapy (link) program for children. This world-first program combines music, art, drama and play therapies in a short-term group program aimed to help children to overcome the impacts of their traumatic experiences. The program is delivered in 10, ninety-minute sessions held over the course of a NSW school term. From the head office in Moore Park, Sydney, the organisation runs group therapy sessions for children “impacted by emotional trauma” (cite). Common referral reasons include bullying and social issues, grief and loss, through to intergenerational traumas of substance abuse, neglect, and domestic violence. The service is currently delivered from the head office therapy centre in the Entertainment Quarter (cite) and an Outreach program run in partnership with Mission Australia (cite) which is delivered in Mt Druitt and Liverpool regions in Western Sydney. There are six school aged children (up to 14 years) in each session, grouped by age and referral issues, and each group is conducted by three tertiary-qualified expressive therapists. Children are assigned to a suitable group based on age, referral reasons and their ability to work in a group. Clients are referred by a suitable professional from health, education or social services, such as a psychologist, counsellor or social worker. The referring professional must be actively engaged with the child and not be related to them.