In response to the recent high rate of suicide deaths among Indigenous young people and children, and the Western Australian Coroner’s report of the Inquest into the 13 Deaths of Children and Young Persons in the Kimberley Region, Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention hosted an Indigenous Youth Suicide...

This evaluation considers the effectiveness of a wellbeing program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in Inala, Queensland. The evaluation focuses on the importance of partnerships, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and communities as well as schools and families.

The Kimberley Aboriginal Caring for Culture Project is part of Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre (KALACC) ’s effort to improve resource distribution, foster a collaborative approach between Aboriginal stakeholder organisations and the Government, and address the broader impact of intergenerational trauma and suicide that overwhelmingly grips our region.

Australian firearm policy had altered very little in 65 years prior to the 1990s. However, the events in April 1996 precipitated dramatic changes to national firearm legislation. This chapter explores how these events created a ‘perfect storm’ of outrage, law and leadership that forced policy reform. Although these changes are widely credited with establishing the...

Suicide Prevention Australia works to create a better policy and funding environment for suicide prevention in Australia. This national policy platform advocates for immediate changes to government policy architecture.