This paper addresses a very salient feature of rural life and landscapes in Australia, natural
disasters, and offers a psychological perspective on individual and community perceptions …

Clearing of native vegetation for agriculture has left 1.047 million hectares of southwest
Western Australia affected by dryland salinity, and this area may expand up to a further 1.7 …

BACKGROUND: Employment often has a defining role that shapes a person's identity. The
aim of this study was to generate a rich description of the meaning of employment for people …

Background Role clarification is consistently documented as a challenging process for inter
professional healthcare teams, despite being a core tenet of interprofessional collaboration …

Purpose: Cataract is the leading cause of reversible blindness worldwide, and the incidence
of cataract surgery is projected to increase as the population ages. Gaining an …

Women carry a disproportionate burden of depression in part because situational and other
factors enhance their risk. Rural women may be at particular risk because of poverty and …

Objectives To (1) gain an understanding of current trajectories of Aboriginal young people
through the mental health care system in Australia;(2) summarize what mental health care …

There is compelling evidence that the physical health of people with severe mental illness is
poor. Health‐promotion guidelines have been recommended as a mechanism for improving …

Older men from ethnic minority communities living in a regional town in Australia were
identified by a government-funded peak advocacy body as failing to access local health and …

This paper draws on our experience as evaluators of the Aboriginal Mental Health Worker
Program that has been operating in eight remote communities across the Top End of the …