The aim of this study was to examine the effects of an action research partnership between
the Tweed Valley Health Service (TVHS) and the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander …

Background Suboptimal use of mental health services persists for Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples 1. Coupled with poorer life expectancy than other Australians …

Objective This study reports findings from an uncontrolled evaluation of a course designed
to educate participants in how to recognise and respond to mental health problems until …

Abstract Introduction Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience higher levels
of psychological distress and mental ill health than their non-Indigenous counterparts, but …

Objective: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals are overrepresented in mental
health services in the state of Queensland (QLD), Australia; indicating greater prevalence …

Objective: A needs analysis was undertaken to determine the quality and effectiveness of
mental health services to Indigenous consumers within a health district of Southern …

Abstract The Regional Aboriginal Integrated Social and Emotional (RAISE) Wellbeing
program commenced in February 2003 as an Aboriginal mental health service partnership …

The study aims to explore the role of mental health care in remote Aboriginal health services
in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and provide a more nuanced understanding of …

In 2002 a project was initiated to evaluate and restructure the Child and Youth Mental Health
(CYMH) services in three health Service Districts: Cape York, the Torres Strait and Northern …

Over the past thirty years in Australia, there has been a recognition of the need for
increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in the management of their …