First Peoples mental health
Alternative labels
Indigenous mental health
Guide
A theory of change for healing
This guide enables understanding of what elements need to be in place to achieve real social change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with trauma. It emphasises the importance of nurturing healing leadership and promoting trauma awareness as crucial first steps towards individual, family and community healing.
Report
Northern Territory of Australia: the shame of Indigenous female incarceration
This paper attempts to explore why there has been a continual rise in Indigenous female incarceration rates in the Northern Territory since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) in 1991.
Report
Links between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and wellbeing: what the evidence says
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples believe there to be a strong link between culture, health and wellbeing. This report explores what has been written about these links. This report highlights the complicated links between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and wellbeing which operate at the individual and/or community level.
Report
The Elders’ report into preventing Indigenous self-harm and youth suicide
This report brings together the voices of Elders and community leaders from across affected communities that wished to speak publicly about the causes and solutions needed to address this issue of Indigenous self-harm and youth suicide.
Strategy
National strategic framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ mental health and social and emotional wellbeing 2017-2023
The National Strategic Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Mental Health and Social and Emotional Wellbeing (2017-2023) sets out a comprehensive and culturally appropriate stepped care model that is equally applicable to both Indigenous specific and mainstream health services.