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13YARN expands with text message crisis support service
Indigenous crisis support service 13YARN is set to expand with a new text messag...
Joseph Guenzler 19 Feb 2026
Governance drives development of Indigenous leaders
Proper governance, leadership growth and succession planning are at the heart of...
David Prestipino 14 Jan 2026
Indigenous psychology trailblazer Professor Pat Dudgeon honoured with Australian Mental Health Prize
Professor Pat Dudgeon has been honoured with an Australian Mental Health Prize....
Giovanni Torre 18 Nov 2025
Worsening suicide crisis requires urgent action nationwide, say Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peak groups
Warning: This report discusses suicide extensively. If you or anyone you know is...
Giovanni Torre 18 Nov 2025
Peak bodies call for immediate action as Indigenous suicide rate hits new high

Warning: This story contains information about suicide and distressing statistics. Please read with care and reach out for support if needed.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 14, 2025
Proud Futures: Celebrating a decade of the Gayaa Dhuwi Declaration

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, mental health professionals, and community advocates recently came together on Larrakia Country in Darwin for Proud Futures, Gayaa Dhuwi's 2025 National...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Sep 2, 2025
"A national tragedy and a failure of justice" - Peak bodies call for urgent action on deaths in custody

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia and Thirrili have called for urgent action to end deaths in custody. The organisations cited the death of Warlpiri man Kumanjayi White, who died in police custody...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 13, 2025
Indigenous mental health advocates welcome ACT reform on criminal responsibility, urge action nationwide

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia has welcomed the ACT government's decision to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14 years, describing it as "a significant and long-overdue step t...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 7, 2025
Productivity Commission interim report confirms mental health system failing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia (Gayaa Dhuwi) has welcomed what it calls "the candid assessment of a fragmented and failing system" in the Productivity Commission's interim report on the National...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 26, 2025
New 10-year plan to tackle Indigenous suicide rates

The Federal Government, in partnership with Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia, has launched the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Strategy 2025-2035.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Dec 13, 2024
Indigenous peak body calls for wellbeing and suicide prevention to be addressed "beyond the health system"

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia, the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing, mental health, and suicide prevention, says Indigenous health and...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 10, 2024
Indigenous mental health advocates urge all governments to do more to close the gap

In response to the latest Closing the Gap Data Dashboard and Annual Data Compilation Report, Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia has called for all levels of government to do more under the National...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 1, 2024
Child protection a 'disgrace' say mental health experts

Still reeling from the tragedy of a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy who took his own life in state care in Western Australia in April, First Nations mental health experts are calling for proper investment...

R
Rudi Maxwell May 6, 2024
Indigenous mental health sector braces for first "Australia Day" post-Voice referendum

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia and its members say they are bracing for an increase in racism, bigotry, and discriminatory rhetoric as the first Invasion Day / Australia Day after the defeat of...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 22, 2024
Indigenous mental health peak wants support for young mob reeling from Voice defeat

Australia's national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing, mental health, and suicide prevention is warning of the effects left in the wake of the Voice r...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Dec 19, 2023
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