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Mental health of Indigenous Australians : a review of findings from community surveys

Resources July,2005

Authors: Jorm, Anthony F, Bourchier, Sarah J, Cvetkovski, Stefan, Stewart, Gavin
Publishers: Medical journal of Australia 196 (2)

This report assembles what is known about the mental health of Indigenous Australians from community surveys. A systematic search was conducted of publications and data sources since 2000. Surveys had […]

Prevalence of mental illness among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland prisons

Resources July,2012

Authors: Heffernan, Edward B, Andersen, Kimina C, Dev, Abhilash, Kinner, Stuart A
Publishers: Medical journal of Australia 197 (1)

This study aims to estimate the prevalence of mental disorder in a representative sample of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland prisons. Cross-sectional assessment of mental health using […]

Working with Adolescents to: Prevent domestic violence: Indigenous Rural Model Report

Resources January,1999

Authors: Blagg, Harry
Publishers: National Crime Prevention, 1999

This report sets out the framework for a domestic violence prevention initiative specifically targeted towards Indigenous adolescents, their families and communities. It is suited to rural towns with a large […]

Our children, our dreaming: a call for a more just approach for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families

Resources Jun,2013

Authors: Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care
Publishers: Healing Foundation, Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak Ltd, Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care

Despite acknowledgement of the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families in statutory child protection services across Australia and understanding of the impact or broader social and […]

Makin Tracks: Final Evaluation Report

Resources Mar,2004

Authors: Gray, Dennis, Stearne, Anna
Publishers: Curtin University, National Drug Research Institute

The Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Council’s Makin Tracks project, which began in 1999, aimed, among other things, to develop a multi strategy plan for intervention strategies for Aboriginal solvent and […]

The National Drug Strategy: Australia’s Integrated Framework 2004-2009

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Authors: Australian Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy
Publishers: National Drug Strategy Unit, Dept. of Health and Ageing

The National Drug Strategy 2004-2009 provides a framework for a coordinated, integrated approach to drug issues in the Australian community. This document sets out the objectives and priority areas of […]

Report on consultations to inform the development of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples drug strategy 2013-2018

Resources June,2013

Authors: Australian National Council on Drugs, National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee
Publishers: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC)

The Department of Health and Ageing engaged the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC) to conduct six targeted community consultations to inform the development of the National Aboriginal and […]

Growing them strong, together: Promoting the Safety and Wellbeing of the Northern Territory’s Children: Report of the Board of Inquiry into the Child Protection System in the Northern Territory: 2010

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Authors: Bamblett, Muriel, Bath, Howard, Roseby, Rob
Publishers: Northern Territory Board of Inquiry into the Child Protection System, Northern Territory Government

The Inquiry finds the Northern Territory child protection system is in crisis for several reasons: including insufficient resources; the number of notifications of children formally identified as at risk which […]

NSW Aboriginal Justice Plan: Beyond Justice 2004-2014

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Authors: Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council (NSW)
Publishers: NSW Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council

This document sets out the NSW Aboriginal Justice Plan for 2004-2014, which aims to reduce the over representation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system and to make Aboriginal […]

Addressing Aboriginal disadvantage: the need to do things differently: A Special Report to Parliament under s 31 of the Ombudsman Act 1974

Resources Oct,2011

Authors: New South Wales Office of the Ombudsman
Publishers: NSW Ombudsman

This special report to Parliament is made under Part 6A of the Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993, which requires the NSW Ombudsman to audit the implementation of […]