Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mainstream service experience

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (2008) National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Health Survey indicated 31% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over reported high/very high levels of psychological distress during the four weeks prior to the health survey. Yet despite the significantly higher numbers of First Nations children, young people and adults in crisis or acute services such as homelessness, emergency departments and child protection services, they are much less likely to access prevention or early intervention services.

The preferred terminology used by Emerging Minds in our resources is Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, as guided by our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing National Consultancy Group.

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Fact sheet

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mainstream service experience – where are we now? How data has shaped our response

Emerging Minds

The highly statutory or crisis-driven nature of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mainstream service experience epitomises the lack of long-term genuine partnerships. Services that listen to First Nations communities and develop offerings that are welcoming, inclusive, and non-threatening will in return gain an understanding of the lived experiences of the families and communities they are designed to support.
Podcast

Effective engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in mainstream services

Bill Wilson

Runtime

00:24:51

Released

29/5/19

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mainstream service experience

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mainstream service experience

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mainstream service experience – where are we now? How data has shaped our response

Effective engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in mainstream services

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