Advancing social and emotional well-being in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: Clinicians' reflections. (August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Balaratnasingam, Sivasankaran; Chapman, Murray; Chong, Derek; Hunter, Ernest; Lee, Jason; Little, Carolyn; Mulholland, Kim; Parker, Robert; Watson, Marshall; Janca, Aleksandar
• Is Part Of: Australasian psychiatry. Volume 27:Number 4(2019:Aug.)
• Page Start: 348
• Page End: 351
• Publication Date: 2019-08
• Subjects: aboriginal -- Torres Strait Islander -- Indigenous -- mental health -- social-emotional well-being; Psychiatry -- Australasia -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; 616.89005
• DOI: 10.1177/1039856218789765
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1039-8562

Abstract

Objective: An expert reference group met on four occasions to consider ways forward in terms of Indigenous mental health. This paper summarises the discussion and recommendations. Conclusion: While the negative effects of colonisation and trans-generational trauma continue, we propose renewed emphasis on improving access, cultural orientation and trauma-informed care, and a focus on the needs of young Indigenous Australians.