| Description |
xxxii, 299 pages : colour illustrations, colour map ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
Pt 1 History and contexts: 1. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health: an overview -- 2. A history of psychology in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health -- 3. The social, cultural and historical context of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians -- 4. The policy context of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health -- Pt 2 Issues of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and wellbeing: 5. Mental illness in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples -- 6. Social determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing -- 7. Preventing suicide among Indigenous Australians -- 8. Anxiety and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people -- 9. Substance misuse and mental health among Aboriginal Australians -- 10. Trauma, transgenerational transfer and effects on community wellbeing -- 11. Indigenous family violence: pathways forward -- |
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Pt 3 Mental health practice: 12. Working as a culturally competent mental health practitioner -- 13. Communication and engagement: urban diversity -- 14. Issues in mental health assessment with Indigenous Australians -- 15. Reviewing psychiatric assessment in remote Aboriginal communities -- 16. Promoting perinatal mental health wellness in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities -- Pt 4 Working with specific groups: models, programs and services: 17. Ngarlu: a cultural and spiritual strengthening model -- 18. Principled engagement: Gelganyem youth and community well being program -- 19. Dealing with loss, grief and trauma: seven phases to healing -- 20. The Marumali program: an Aboriginal model of healing -- 21. Mental health programs and services |
| Summary |
This report offers a comprehensive examination of issues and strategies influencing the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. It covers the background to the issues and presents examples of models and programs for practitioners working with different groups |
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Aborigine |
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Health |
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Mental health |
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Well-Being |
| Notes |
Foreword by Tom Calma |
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"This book was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, and was developed by the Australian Council fo Educational Research, the Kulunga Research Network, and Telethon Institute for Child Health Research" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Also available online via ACER, the Australian Council for Educational Research |
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view/print PDF files |
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© Commonwealth of Australia 2010 |
| Subject |
Mental Disorders -- ethnology
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Oceanic Ancestry Group
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Cultural Competency
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Oceanic Ancestry Group -- Australia
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Cultural Competency -- Australia
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Mental Health Services -- Australia
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Mental Disorders -- ethnology -- Australia
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Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
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Aboriginal Australians -- Mental health services
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Mental Health Services
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Aboriginal Australians -- Mental health
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Mental health services
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Mental health
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Mental health - Services.
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Mental health.
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Mental health - Suicide.
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Family - Violence.
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Substance use.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- epidemiology |
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Australia -- epidemiology |
| Author |
Dudgeon, Patricia, editor
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Purdie, Nola, editor
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Walker, Roz, editor
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Australia. Department of Health and Ageing
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Australian Council for Educational Research
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Kulunga Research Network (W.A.)
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Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
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| ISBN |
9781742410906 |
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