Cultural awareness
Alternative labels
Cultural sensitivity
Culture awareness
Report
An anti-racism framework: voices of First Nations peoples
Drawing from extensive consultations from diverse populations including those with metropolitan, rural, and remote backgrounds, this report serves as a foundational document for the development of a National Anti-Racism Framework, focusing on the most prolific forms of racism experienced by First Nations peoples across Australia.
Journal article
Understanding the wellbeing needs of First Nations children in out-of-home care in Australia
This is a comprehensive review on the wellbeing needs of First Nations Australian children in out-of-home care (OOHC) and the aspects of care that support them. It supports ongoing efforts to improve OOHC for First Nations children and helps clarify elements that promote their wellbeing based on their experiences in care and the perspectives of...
Discussion paper
Cultural safety in Australia: discussion paper
Culture plays a significantly protective role in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ individual, and community lives. This paper reflects on the history of advocacy for cultural safety in Australia, clarifies how cultural safety training and education differs from other types of cultural training, propose a revised set of nationally consistent quality standards for cultural...
Guide
Understanding cultural safety for Aboriginal children and young people
This cultural safety guidance offers practical steps to take organisations through the process of establishing culturally safe environments and demonstrate their compliance with the Child Safe Standards law.
Position paper
Culturally responsive approach to assessing mental health and suicide prevention
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...