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Supported Decision‐Making Rights in Behaviour Support Policies

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disability policy emphasises that people with disability have the right to exercise their will and preferences in their lives, and decision‐making support must be provided to realise this right if they request. One context in which people's will and preferences are often restricted is behaviour support.
Sally Robinson, Karen R. Fisher, Julian Laurens, Alinka Fisher, Sabrina Forte, Katrina Reschke, Rosemary Kayess   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hepatitis C in South Australia And Northern Territory: A Population-Based Linkage Study

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2020
Introduction In Australia, the notification rate for hepatitis C is 5 times greater among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples than non‑Indigenous populations (164 vs. 35 per 100,000).
Jacqueline H Stephens, Clare Bradley, Salenna Elliott, Gregory Dore, Jason Grebely, Maryam Alavi, Brendan Kennedy, Steven Tong, James Ward   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementing an Indigenous Research Methodology to Develop a Culturally Appropriate Survey and Yarning Protocol: Challenges With Retention of the Aboriginal Health, Ageing and Disability Workforce

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aboriginal staff play a vital part in improving culturally safe and effective services and supports for Aboriginal people. Research on the Aboriginal workforce helps advance a culturally safe environment for workers and Aboriginal people accessing health and community services. This study aims to identify the barriers and enablers to workforce
F. Talbot, J. Gilroy, J. Gwynn, K. Bulkeley, C. Alcorso, K. Gwynne, Rob Heard, Sarah Peter, A. Haines, M. Lincoln, B. Rambaldini   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

I Wanted to Be Able to Stand on My Own Two Feet First—Younger Parents Exiting Homelessness and Care and Their Aspirations

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This qualitative study examines the aspirations, motivations and support needs of 15 young parents in South Australia with experiences of out‐of‐home care (OOHC) or homelessness. Most participants aimed to delay parenting to achieve financial stability, education and personal development, but faced unplanned pregnancies due to inadequate ...
Tim Moore, Stewart McDougall
wiley   +1 more source

Yarning about vaccinations: Empowering individuals to have supportive conversations with Aboriginal peoples about vaccinations, using a community-engaged approach

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Objective: This study assessed the effectiveness of Aboriginal-led vaccine workshops to enhance knowledge, confidence and supportive conversations regarding scheduled and recommended vaccinations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Hunter
E. Harwood, K. Taylor, K. Clark, P. Murray, J. Stephenson, K. Bolsewicz, J. Leask, K. Crooks   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coverage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nutrition in the Koori Mail

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2020
Objective: To examine the extent and nature of coverage of nutrition in the Koori Mail. Methods: Content and framing analysis were used to examine articles in the Koori Mail published between 2013 and 2017 that included the terms ‘nutrition∗’, ‘diet ...
Carmen Vargas, Jennifer Browne, Tracy Hardy, Edward Moore, Hassan Vally, Deborah Gleeson   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘Giving Back to Our Community’: The Retention of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Disability Workforce in New South Wales, Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia require culturally responsive services. The Australian government has committed to establishing strategies to increase the size of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disability workforce; however, there is scant research on the factors influencing retention.
J. Gwynn, J. Gilroy, S. Peter, F. Talbot, K. Bulkeley, C. Alcorso, K. Gwynne, B. Rambaldini, A. Haines, M. Lincoln   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers and Facilitators to Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Treatment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Rural South Australia: A Service Providers’ Perspective [PDF]

, 2023
David Lim, Emily Phillips, Clare Bradley, James Ward   +3 more
openalex   +1 more source

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and multinational federalism in Australia [PDF]

Griffith Law Review, 2018
Democratic governance is premised on the belief that all citizens are empowered to shape the society in which they live.
openaire   +1 more source

Building a Culture of Voice and Agency for Aboriginal Children in Out‐of‐Home Care: A Review of Policy in New South Wales and Victoria

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aboriginal children and young people in out‐of‐home care (OOHC), like all children and young people, have a fundamental right to be involved in decisions that affect them, to be afforded the opportunity for a voice, and to have that voice taken seriously.
Bradley Burns, Rebekah Grace, Scott Avery   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source