Unconscious bias, cultural safety and racism in health: How we heal a broken system
“Language Breathes Life”-Barngarla Community Perspectives on the Wellbeing Impacts of Reclaiming a Dormant Australian Aboriginal Language.
Traditional languages are a key element of Indigenous peoples’ identity, cultural expression, autonomy, spiritual and intellectual sovereignty, and wellbeing. While the links between Indigenous language loss and poor mental health have been demonstrated in several settings, little research has sought to identify the potential psychological benefits that may derive from language reclamation. The revival of […]
Development and validation of the Cultural Responsiveness Assessment Measure (CRAM): A self-reflection tool for mental health practitioners when working with First Nations people.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to develop and to validate a measure of cultural responsiveness that would assist mental health practitioners across a range of disciplines, in Australia, to work with Indigenous clients. AIM: The Cultural Responsiveness Assessment Measure (CRAM) was developed to provide a tool for practitioners and students to evaluate their […]
Conceptualising Wellbeing for Australian Aboriginal LGBTQA+ Young People
It is likely that young people who are both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and LGBTQA+ would be at increased risk for poor mental health outcomes due to the layered impacts of discrimination they experience; however, there is very little empirical evidence focused on the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]
A whole person approach to wellbeing: building sense of safety
Justice, culture, and relationships: Australian Indigenous prescription for planetary health
Indigenous communities shoulder a disproportionate burden of ill health compounded by climate change. In Australia, the oldest surviving cultures have adapted their ecological knowledge over millennia and across climatic ages. However, European colonization has severely curtailed Indigenous peoples’ ability to adjust to climate change. An effective response to the climate crisis requires decolonizing processes to […]
Exploring the Social and Cultural Determinants of Indigenous Males’ Participation and Success in Higher Education in Australia Health Promotion with Adolescent Boys and Young Men of Colour: Global Strategies for Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice in Context
Higher education is an important social determinant of health. In Australia, the under-representation of Indigenous males (In this study we use the term `males’ rather than `men’. This is an attempt to acknowledge cultural lore and be inclusive of males who have been through an initiation ceremony and those who have not had the opportunity […]
Sharing and valuing older Aboriginal people’s voices about social and emotional wellbeing services: a strength-based approach for service providers
Objective: Over the last decade, the literature relating to older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s preferences for social and emotional wellbeing services has grown. However, little evidence exists in relation to older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s experiences of services relating to social and emotional wellbeing. This paper highlights older Aboriginal and Torres […]
Listen, look & learn: Exploring cultural obligations of Elders and older Aboriginal people
It is likely that young people who are both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and LGBTQA+ would be at increased risk for poor mental health outcomes due to the layered impacts of discrimination they experience; however, there is very little empirical evidence focused on the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]
Positive partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations
Evaluating a social and emotional well-being model of service piloted in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in Western Australia: an Aboriginal Participatory Action Research approach
Introduction The delivery of services to improve Aboriginal health and well-being must centre culture and integrate a social and emotional well-being understanding and approaches. These approaches are essential in increasing access to, and engagement with, health services, as well as ensuring culturally safe, person-centred and community-centred care. This study will evaluate the Aboriginal Health Council […]
Healing through meaning as an aspect of spirituality for Indigenous Australians: a qualitative study
Healing through meaning as an aspect of spirituality for Indigenous Australians: a qualitative study
OPINION: The referendum campaign already has me overwhelmed. Here’s how you can look after yourself
OPINION: The referendum campaign already has me overwhelmed. Here’s how you can look after yourself
Minimising harm in conversations about the referendum
Minimising harm in conversations about the referendum
Support services – Voice referendum
Support services – Voice referendum
Community self-care resources
Community self-care resources
Conversations about Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) – VCE Psychology – Fact sheet
Conversations about Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) – VCE Psychology – Fact sheet
Information, resources, and supports relating to the Voice to Parliament Referendum
Information, resources, and supports relating to the Voice to Parliament Referendum
Violence Against Women: Lets Stop it at the Start – Resources
Violence Against Women: Lets Stop it at the Start – Resources
Needs assessment report: Training health providers to work with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ young people
Needs assessment report: Training health providers to work with Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ young people
Walkern Katatdjin Rainbow Knowledge: Publications and Presentations
Walkern Katatdjin Rainbow Knowledge: Publications and Presentations
Conversations about Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) – VCE Psychology
Conversations about Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) – VCE Psychology
Embracing the emerging Indigenous psychology of flourishing
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander LGBTQIASB+ people and mental health and wellbeing
The high rates of suicide-related behaviour among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, combined with similar evidence relating to LGBTQIA+ people, suggest that there is a need to investigate the compound risk of suicide-related behaviour among people who are both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and LGBTQIASB+. This report highlights gaps in existing data collection […]
Make Healing Happen – It’s Time to Act
