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Enhanced reporting of deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples using linked administrative health datasets

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2012
Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are under-reported in administrative health datasets in NSW, Australia. Correct reporting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is essential to measure the effectiveness of policies and ...
Taylor Lee K, Bentley Jason, Hunt Jennifer, Madden Richard, McKeown Sybille, Brandt Peter, Baker Deborah   +6 more
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Stakeholder Perspectives on Therapeutic and Safe Building Design in Residential Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Residential care is a form of out‐of‐home care that plays a critical role in supporting vulnerable young people in Australia. However, there is an evidence gap regarding the built environment in this context. This research aimed to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders in residential care in Victoria, Australia, regarding design that ...
Carmen Schroder, Olivia Crivari, Phillippa Carnemolla, Libby Callaway   +3 more
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers’ voices on the rights to sovereignty and self-determination in the field of health and medical research

First Nations Health and Wellbeing - The Lowitja Journal
Due to exclusionary policies, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have only been invited to be part of academic institutions in Australia for the past 65 years.
Felicity Collis, Kade Booth, Jamie Bryant, Catherine Chamberlain, Jaquelyne T. Hughes, Kalinda Griffiths, Mark Wenitong, Peter O’Mara, Alex Brown, Sandra Eades, Kelvin Kong, Michelle Kennedy   +11 more
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‘We Are Australia’: Unpacking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People's Understandings and Experiences of Australian Identity

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the oldest living custodians in the world. However, Australian identity has been purposefully established to exclude Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, contributing to systemic oppression and harmful consequences. Understanding the perspectives and experiences of Aboriginal and Torres
Jack Farrugia, Jonathan Bullen
wiley   +1 more source

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

, 2021
This chapter provides guidance on managing unhealthy alcohol use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This includes care of those who are drinking above recommended limits, whether or not there is an alcohol use disorder present. Content of this chapter is based on both consultation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health ...
Assan, Robert, Zheng, Catherine, Wilson, Scott, Freeburn, Bradley, Boffa, John, Purcell-Khodr, Gemma, Doyle, Michael, Conigrave, Kate   +7 more
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Australian Practitioners' Beliefs, Confidence, and Training Needs for Delivering Behaviour Support to Children and Young People in Out‐of‐Home Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children in out‐of‐home care (OOHC) frequently present with complex behavioural needs. In New South Wales (NSW), behaviour support plans (BSPs) are mandated when restrictive practices, including psychotropic medication, are used. Little research has examined whether the statutory workforce is adequately prepared to meet behaviour support ...
Manisha Abayakoon Stanborough, Kelly‐Ann Allen, Emily Berger, Mikaela Stanborough, Erin Leif   +4 more
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Clinical encounters of Australian general practice registrars with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016
Objective: General practice is central to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health care, and this area is a core element of Australian general practice (GP) training.
Allison Thomson, Simon Morgan, Peter O'Mara, Amanda Tapley, Kim Henderson, Mieke van Driel, Christopher Oldmeadow, Jean Ball, John Scott, Neil Spike, Lawrie McArthur, Parker Magin   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence and Access to Justice at the ‘Shop Front’: The Potential and Limitations of Meeting Legal Need Through Technology

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Australia, governments fund Community Legal Centres (CLCs) as part of the legal assistance sector (LAS) to meet the ‘legal needs’ of people experiencing disadvantage who cannot afford private legal services. Persistent unmet demand for CLCs is well‐documented. As artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in private legal practice to
Catherine Hastings, Art Cotterell, Farzana Bruce   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facilitating engagement through strong relationships between primary healthcare and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016
Objective: Given the high prevalence of chronic disease, it is of concern that access to and sustained engagement with primary healthcare services by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians is often far lower than would be expected.
Carol Davy, Alan Cass, John Brady, Joanne DeVries, Barry Fewquandie, Suzzane Ingram, Ricky Mentha, Pamela Simon, Bernadette Rickards, Samantha Togni, Hueming Liu, David Peiris, Deborah Askew, Elaine Kite, Leda Sivak, Maree Hackett, Josée Lavoie, Alex Brown   +17 more
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Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source