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Testing the effectiveness of Family Spirit Strengths (FSS) – a culturally informed intervention designed to prevent mental health and substance misuse for indigenous families through home visiting

BMC Public Health
Background Families represent the foundation of health for many Indigenous communities. Yet, Indigenous women, particularly women of the age who are starting families, face profound challenges related to mental health and substance use.
Leonela Nelson, Laura Mata Lopez, Shannon Archuleta, Stephanie Skavenski Van Wyk, Elizabeth Kushman, Lisa Martin, Kristin Mitchell, Elizabeth Leffler, Timothy R. Werwie, Christopher G. Kemp, Reese F. Cuddy, Emily E. Haroz   +11 more
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Volunteering, Crime and Secondary School Attendance: Evidence From Queensland

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Student absenteeism is a critical issue in Australia and worldwide, with alarming declines in attendance rates further exacerbated by the COVID‐19 pandemic. While research has long highlighted the relevance of school and family factors, less is known about how the broader community context shapes attendance.
Matthias Kubler, Brooklyn Corbett, Annemaree Carroll, Martin Mills, Deborah Lynch, Wojtek Tomaszewski   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Initiatives to support the delivery of services to Indigenous Australians [PDF]

, 2014
This audit assessed the effectiveness of the Department of Human Services’ (DHS) implementation of initiatives to support the delivery of services to Indigenous Australians.

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Where Imprisonment, Housing Instability and Wellbeing Intersect: Evidence From Over Two Decades of Data

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on life event data on housed former prisoners from the nationwide indefinite life panel, Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, spanning more than two decades. This study investigates, using panel data methods, if social connectedness mediates the association between incarceration and unstable ...
Christopher L. Ambrey, Renee Zahnow
wiley   +1 more source

Family and community resilience in an Australian Indigenous community

, 2015
Objectives Understanding of Australian Indigenous resilience is predominantly limited to the knowledge gained from non-Indigenous psychological resilience research.
McLennan, Vanette
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Ten principles relevant to health research among Indigenous Australian populations [PDF]

, 2012
As committed Indigenous health researchers in Australia, these researchers aim to provide the answers to key questions relating to health that might enable Indigenous Australians to live the lives that they would choose to live. Working with Indigenous
Lisa M. Jamieson
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Strengthening Responses to Older Adult Abuse: A Review of Contextual Prevention Strategies in Australian Policy

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Older adult abuse is a significant social issue that has attracted necessary attention in Australian policy. Yet, the scope of abuse prevention strategies proposed within these policies has not been systematically reviewed, nor has their alignment with evidence‐informed frameworks been assessed.
Madeline Lee, Emily Moir, Nadine McKillop   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Department of Health and Community Services : Professional stream recruitment and retention project - final report

, 2002
Department of Health and Community Services : Professional stream recruitment and retention ...
Hancock, C, Strategic Workforce Services
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Hauora kotahitanga – Māori health experiences as models for co-operative co-existence between indigenous and non-indigenous people [PDF]

, 2013
The complexities for Māori in creating health and disability organisations based on their traditional knowledge and practices, when the institutions and systems they are dealing with for health developments are non-Māori, are part of the broader ...
Lisa Chant
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Policy Level Factors Influencing Australian Social and Health Care Place‐Based Initiatives: A Scoping Review

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Place‐based initiatives (PBIs) aim to address complex and intersecting forms of disadvantage shaped by health, social care, employment and geographical inequities. While PBIs offer integrated and community‐centred responses, limited evidence makes it difficult to understand the policy conditions that support their development and ...
Kanchan Marcus, Carmen Huckel Schneider
wiley   +1 more source