This policy brief outlines the importance of cultural safety in addressing racism, the need for clarity and understanding about cultural safety and creating pathways for embedding cultural safety in health and human services through establishing national training standards and a linked accreditation process, combined with dedicated organisational action.

First Nations people experience significant health disparities, including high rates of chronic physical and mental health conditions. This paper explores the intersection of physical and mental health among First Nations people, focusing on chronic disease management and social and emotional wellbeing. It evaluates health programs, health policies and digital health initiatives which aim to improve...

This report examines how the Victorian Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing can support people with lived experience to lead, create and share research. It reviews barriers and enabling factors for lived experience leadership and engagement in research processes. The report concludes with 6 recommendations to strengthen participation and impact.

Integrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander values-based social and emotional wellbeing measures within clinical assessments is crucial for developing and evaluating effective, culturally safe mental health and suicide prevention services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. This paper presents values-based measures recommended to be led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and implemented...

The findings outlined in this review demonstrate the widespread uptake and influence of ATSISPEP report findings and recommendations across primary health networks and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide prevention policy and practice at local, state and national levels.