Health And Wellbeing
Wakai Waian Healing has announced a new leadership model placing cultural governance, clinical governance and operational leadership side by side as the organisation expands its social and emotional w...
Closing the health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia will remain out of reach without urgent, targeted investment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services i...
Marking three months since the federal government introduced its social media ban for children under 16, the WA Commissioner for Children and Young People released insights on the issue from an online...
An alarming number of Strep A infections are going unnoticed throughout classrooms in Broome and Derby according to a major study by The Kids Research Institute Australia aiming to reduce the burden o...
An Aboriginal-led youth program is making a big impact in Western Australia and could be a model for the whole country. The Old Ways, New Ways program (OWNW) is a voluntary program for young people at...
Warning: This report includes references to self-harm and details some readers may find distressing. The WA Coroner is investigating how a 10-year-old Indigenous boy died while under the care of the D...
A report published Monday shines a stark light on youth suicide in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in New South Wales and sets out urgent recommendations for systemic reform.
Professor Pat Dudgeon has been honoured with an Australian Mental Health Prize. Since its foundation by UNSW Sydney in 2016, the Prize has honoured advocates, clinicians, researchers, peer workers and...
Warning: This report discusses suicide extensively. If you or anyone you know is at risk, please speak to someone at 13YARN (13 92 76), Brother to Brother crisis line (1800 435 799), Kids Helpline (18...
Indigenous leaders have teamed up with DrinkWise to encourage people to stay alcohol-free when planning a pregnancy, during pregnancy and while breastfeeding, in support of International FASD (Fetal A...
A new Edith Cowan University research project will examine how social media influences body image and disordered eating behaviours among Aboriginal young people, thanks to a near $100,000 grant from H...
At the recent Lowitja Conference held on Kaurna Country, a powerful story was shared; not just about health care, but about community, culture, and what real leadership looks like when it's driven fro...
As the powerful celebration of NAIDOC Week 2025 began, many First Nations leaders were already feeling stretched. Not because we don't believe in the cause—quite the opposite—but because w...