Objective: This paper aims to offer an overview of the mental health needs of Indigenous
men and women in the criminal justice system and how Indigenous cultural perspectives on …

Recent policy initiatives and service provider strategic frameworks from the state of Victoria
have highlighted intentions to invest in culturally safe practices for justice‐involved …

Accessible summary This paper uses the 'intercultural space'as an educational strategy to
prepare nurses to work respectfully with Indigenous patients in a forensic mental health …

As is true internationally, in New Zealand, cultural minorities are overrepresented in the
prison population. Māori are the indigenous people of New Zealand (NZ) and are more …

The critics assert that a significant proportion of incarcerated individuals suffers from mental
health issues, ie 'the criminalization hypothesis.'The current paper reviews the scholarly …

Substance misuse is a significant issue in Australia, and a large proportion of individuals
with substance misuse disorders have co-existing mental health disorders. There is …

Background: It is well established that First Nations Peoples in Australia are
overrepresented within the criminal justice system. However, First Nations Peoples appear …

Objectives: Conversations between anthropologists and psychiatrists have led to new
theoretical trajectories, research agendas and clinical practices as social scientists and …

It is now over 20 years since Dr Irihapeti Ramsden and nursing colleagues conceptualized
“cultural safety” and took the profession by storm (Papps & Ramsden, 1996). Cultural safety …

The article discusses issues associated with prison crisis in Australia and New Zealand.
Topics discussed include development of effective, evidence based mental health and …