EMH is the peak body and not-for-profit in Victoria for indigenous women and children experiencing family violence.
It provides a range of support services, from crisis through to recovery programs.
EMH chief executive Kelly-Anne Andy said the "I Am Deadly" pages were initially developed as a great way to speak with children experiencing trauma about their strengths, while learning some Yorta Yorta animal words.
“We run a children's program in refuge for family violence victims,” she said.
“These activities were designed to teach kids positives impacts — to focus on the good that we can work towards because lots of kids don't often hear it.
“It helps kids reinforce it even if they've had trauma . . . it can take their mind away from it.”
Seeing the huge success of the "I Am Deadly" set, though, Ms Andy realised the activities could have a much wider reach beyond their own catered programs.
“We decided to open it up to the community . . . and it's been our most popular post on Facebook,” she said.
“Schools have contacted us, and people have sent pictures back, which has been cute.
“For the wider community, it's something kids can enjoy as an educational tool and parents can use to distract them.”
Melbourne based Yorta Yorta woman Jaara Andy completed the artworks, which feature local wildlife including turtles (Tooni Moom), cod (Burnanga) and kookaburras (Wigilupka).
In the future, Ms Andy is considering rolling out the popular set in other indigenous languages — with community approval — such as Wurundjeri.
But Ms Andy said as descendants of revered Yorta Yorta elder and Cummeragunja Aboriginal Reserve local Colin Walker, they "had the resources right at hand" to create the Yorta Yorta set.
To download the activity pages, head to https://www.emhaws.org.au/i-am-deadly-2 for the set.
