This report seeks to unpack the experience of Cherbourg, a small Aboriginal Community in Queensland, in implementing a doorknocking approach to understanding and supporting Community members’ mental health and social and emotional wellbeing. It highlights the need for mental health initiatives to be more responsive to the unique needs of Aboriginal Communities.

The Australian Reconciliation Barometer measures the progress of reconciliation while the Workplace Reconciliation Barometer measures attitudes of employees in organisations with a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). This snapshot compares the findings from both surveys to demonstrate the positive impact RAPs are having.

This evaluation is of the place-based trial of the Escaping Family Violence Payment in Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait. It found the payment was highly effective in supporting people leaving violent relationships and the place-based trial demonstrated the practice and benefits of culturally appropriate service delivery.

This paper summarises the evidence on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s experiences of a range of diverse programs that address social and emotional wellbeing. It looks at what the success factors were for participants in these programs. The paper provides considerations that may be applied to a variety of health, social and wellbeing programs...

This framework contains a range of actions to improve aged care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It sets out reforms under five measurable outcomes underpinned by four guiding principles, establishing a vision for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to age well by having their spiritual, physical and mental health needs met.