Mainstream Australian mental health services are failing Aboriginal young people. Despite investing resources, improvements in well-being have not materialised. Culturally and age appropriate ways of working are needed to improve service access and responsiveness. This Aboriginal-led study brings Aboriginal Elders, young people and youth mental health service staff together to build relationships to co-design service models and evaluation tools. ...

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• 2021
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Carrington Fiona Shepherd Stanley CCJ FJ PhD FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv HonFRACGP HonMD HonFRCPCH HonLLB (honoris causa) Honorary Research Associate Patron 08 6319 1176 contact@telethonkids.org.au Honorary Research ...

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Opportunities for improved mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people lie in improving the capability of primary healthcare services to identify mental healthcare needs and respond in timely and appropriate ways. ...

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• 2022
• September 2022

A systematic review: Identifying the prevalence rates of psychiatric disorder in Australia's Indigenous populations. ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

While the majority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are travelling on track or exceeding across all developmental domains... ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

This paper discusses the findings and the research process undertaken thus far for the Looking Forward Aboriginal Mental Health Project. ...

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• 2013
• September 2013

The "Start Stronger, Live Longer" resource kit, for Aboriginal health workers is an exciting milestone in the Rio Tinto Aboriginal Health partnership with the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, through the Kulunga Research Network. Rio ...

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The University of Western Australia The University of Western Australia The University of Western Australia Helen Milroy Pat Dudgeon Roz Walker The 2nd Edition of Working Together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing ...

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The caring roles and responsibilities Aboriginal women have in their community impact on their health ...

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• 2020
• January 2020

The rebuilding of trust requires the development of meaningful relationships in order to break down the barriers so as to increase access and develop culturally secure responses by services ...

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• 2016
• July 2016

It is likely that young people who are both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and LGBTQA+ would be at increased risk for poor mental health outcomes due to the layered impacts of discrimination they experience; however, there is very little empirical evidence focused on the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ young people. The current study represents a qualitative exploration of wellbeing among Aboriginal LGBTQA+ young people.  ...

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• 2023
• January 2023

Evidence about the association between maternal mental health disorders and stillbirth and infant mortality is limited and conflicting. We aimed to examine whether maternal prenatal mental health disorders are associated with stillbirth and/or infant mortality. MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and Scopus were searched for studies examining the association of any maternal prenatal (occurring before or during pregnancy) mental health disorder(s) and stillbirth or infant mortality. A random-effects meta-analysis was used to calculate pooled odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The between-study heterogeneity was quantified using the I2 statistic. Subgroup analyses were performed to identify the source of heterogeneity. ...

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• 2021
• January 2021