This paper examines how childhood trauma experienced by Indigenous children can be overcome by appropriate interventions. Introduction While many Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian children grow up in safe homes and live in safe communities, there are some who do not. In the case of Indigenous children, some families and communities are unable to, or are...

Summary This report presents information on expenditure for diabetes in Australia in 2008-09, as well as information on how this expenditure has changed in the last decade and how it is expected to grow in the future. Expenditure is presented by sex, age and diabetes type for 2000-01 to 2008-09. The report also looks at...

This report provides the latest information on how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are faring according to a range of indicators on health status, determinants of health and health system performance that are based on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework. It highlights the main areas of improvement and continuing concern.

This report argues that the general practice sector needs to collect the Indigenous status of patients in order to provide health interventions specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, suggesting effective Indigenous identification processes are not widespread in the sector, undermining both service delivery and data collection. Summary: The Australian Institute of Health and...

In 2011-12, Australian governments spent $6.9 billion on disability support services under the National Disability Agreement, accessed by more than 317,600 people