First Peoples mental health
Alternative labels
Indigenous mental health
Report
Walkern Katatdjin Roadmap report
This report details a roadmap for working together to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQIA+ young people to thrive. It empowers individuals, families, communities, services, and governments, highlighting existing good work, what can be done in the future and what funding and policies are needed.
Report
How climate change affects mental health in Australia
A growing body of evidence shows mental ill-health from climate change impacts has grown in recent years, with children and young people among those most at risk. To successfully address climate mental health impacts, action is required at multiple levels – individual, organisational and local community as well as state and national policy.
Journal article
Resilience-focused approaches for school-age Australian First Nations populations: a systematic review of influential factors
This article reports on a systematic review of the literature on factors influencing resilience in school age (5–19 years) Australian First Nations populations. It describes how resilience is defined and operationalised and how factors influencing resilience map onto the Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) model. This information can facilitate evidence-based recommendations for policy, interventions and programs.
Report
Select Committee on Measuring Outcomes for First Nations Communities: interim report
An inquiry into the current regression of the Closing the Gap targets on the rates of suicide, the number of children in out-of-home care, adult incarceration and the number of children commencing school who are developmentally on track. This interim report considers some of the themes identified in the evidence received so far and makes...
Report
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Performance Framework: Queensland 2025 report
The framework monitors progress towards health equity for First Nations people and this report presents key findings for Queensland. The report finds mixed results, with some areas of improvement and other areas of concern across the three tiers of health status and outcomes, determinants of health, and health system performance.