How Does Early Life Adversity “get Under The Skin” To Influence Lifelong Health? - Identifying Opportunities For Prevention Among Aboriginal And Ethnic Minority Peoples
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$425,048.00
Summary
This Fellowship will build upon my research to discover patterns and pathways of early life risk and resilience involved in long-term health outcomes for Aboriginal and ethnic minority children. This research will inform the planning of better targeted policy, public health and primary health care solutions for Aboriginal and ethnic minority children, families and communities in the critical early years of children’s lives.
Settlement service literacy among migrants in two states: Victoria and New South Wales. This project aims to assess the level of and need for settlement service literacy (SSL) among newly-arrived migrants. The project will explore and transform understandings of the relationship between migrants’ SSL and cultural integration. This will provide significant benefits, such as producing a theory-driven model to better address migrants’ needs and thus contribute to conceptual advances in theory, res ....Settlement service literacy among migrants in two states: Victoria and New South Wales. This project aims to assess the level of and need for settlement service literacy (SSL) among newly-arrived migrants. The project will explore and transform understandings of the relationship between migrants’ SSL and cultural integration. This will provide significant benefits, such as producing a theory-driven model to better address migrants’ needs and thus contribute to conceptual advances in theory, research and practice in relation to resettlement in Australia.Read moreRead less
Talking The Walk: A Longitudinal Study Of Refugee Mens Health And Resettlement
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$440,450.00
Summary
Refugee men are commonly portrayed in negative contexts: domestic violence, unemployment, alcohol abuse. This study will follow up 242 adult refugee men to investigate their physical and mental health, and the social and cultural issues they face as they negotiate their settlement in a new country. The study will identify ways in which refugee men can best be assisted to ensure they are healthier, settle successfully, and develop their full potential as active members of the Australian community
Assessing risk in aged mental health care. This study will explore practices and developments in relation to the assessment of risk in aged persons mental health from the perspective of multiple stakeholders. The aims are to gain a thorough understanding of existing practices with a view to developing and evaluating a comprehensive risk assessment model. The outcomes will enhance the provision of mental health services within aged mental health services.
Travellers visiting friends and relatives: new approaches to understanding and reducing infectious disease risks. Travel is the single most important factor in the spread of infections globally and travellers who visit friends and relatives in their country of birth are at increased risk of infections. This project will provide necessary evidence to guide an effective response to reducing travel-associated infectious disease in this target at-risk group.