Indigenous Mental Health
I was born and raised in the Pilbara. Before becoming a psychologist, I spent close to a decade as a child protection worker in some of our highest-risk remote Indigenous communities.
Current systems are not meeting the needs of First Nations people, and lack the cultural understanding and perspectives required to properly ensure mental wellbeing of young people, sector leaders hav...
An Indigenous-focused mental health service which began with one laptop in a small room in Rockhampton is expanding its presence on the Sunshine Coast.
Racism remains prevalent after the failed voice referendum gave Australia permission to stage a "redneck jamboree", an Indigenous health conference has been told.
The Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association and Aventedge will host the 2026 National Indigenous Mental Health & Suicide Prevention Conference on Kaurna Country in Tarntanya (Adelaide), So...
Federal funding cuts have forced Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S), to end its mental health counselling program, prompting concern from First Nations Canadians who rely on the service.
Professor Pat Dudgeon, Director of the Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention (CBPATSISP) at the University of Western Australia, has expressed deep concer...
Young Indigenous people in the remote Northern Territory communities of Mutitjulu and Yulara are benefiting from access to free mental health support through headspace's cultural outreach service.
One conversation can make a big difference in someone's life, Aboriginal mental health and crisis hotline workforce say, while alarmingly, mental health indicators continue to go backwards.
A dedicated social and emotional wellbeing centre for Indigenous people in South Australia will be established, with an interim service set to open by the end of 2025.
Wakaid woman and NRLW Dragons player, Kimberley Hunt, has been recognised for her commitment to men's mental health. Hunt was recently awarded the Veronica White Medal for Woman of the Year, an honour...
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Proud Waanyi, Ngadjon, and Kuku Djungan woman, Tahnia Ah Kit, grew up Mount Isa. After attending boarding school in Townsville and studying nursing at university, she returned to home to the regional...