Development Of Gatekeeper Training To Improve The Capacity Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Communities To Prevent Youth Suicide
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,178,077.00
Summary
This project aims to develop and evaluate suicide gatekeeper training courses for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and for non-Aboriginal frontline workers, which will empower them to take action to reduce the risk of suicide and self-injury in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth.
Improving Mental Health Screening For Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Pregnant Women And Mothers Of Young Children
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,369,612.00
Summary
Mental health during and after pregnancy is important for the well-being of mother and infant. Unfortunately Aboriginal women in remote Australia have high levels of anxiety and depression, which can have significant short and long-term impacts on both mother and child. Currently these issues are often not identified and if identified services may not feel equipped to address them. This study aims to improve screening for, and contribute to addressing, perinatal mental health issues.
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is major problem among indigenous Australians, and imposes a significant financial burden on the Australian health care system. CVD cannot be sufficiently explained by the increased prevalence of conventional cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, smoking and overweight. Predicted CVD rates among young Indigenous adults using conventional risk factors are about 30 times lower than the observed rate. Increased recognition has been given to the role of psychosoc ....Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is major problem among indigenous Australians, and imposes a significant financial burden on the Australian health care system. CVD cannot be sufficiently explained by the increased prevalence of conventional cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, smoking and overweight. Predicted CVD rates among young Indigenous adults using conventional risk factors are about 30 times lower than the observed rate. Increased recognition has been given to the role of psychosocial factors in CVD, particularly, the poor psychosocial circumstances of Indigenous Australians. However, psychological phenomena resulting from adverse day-to-day experiences and their relationships to CVD, are poorly understood. This study aims to examine relationships between culturally valid measures of social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing, and traditional and novel cardiovascular risk factors. Findings from this study will help determine if the adverse psychosocial environment of many Aboriginal Australians contributes to the current excess morbidity and mortality from CVD. This study is embedded in a longitudinal study so that early life experiences can be taken into account. Sadly this population is especially suitable for a life course study, because the premature adult mortality and early onset of non-communicable diseases means the time intervals for development of morbidity and mortality events is relatively short.Read moreRead less
The Forgotten Generation: Understanding Health Trajectories In Aboriginal Adolescents And Youth
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,095,283.00
Summary
This study will establish a cohort of 2250 young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from urban, rural and remote communities aged 10 to 24 years. The study will provide longitudinal data on the health status and health trajectories of this group of young Australians who experience poorer health outcomes compared with other young Australians. The proposed study will explored the determinants of health status, how these factors change over time and opportunities for prevention.
Developing An Evidence-based Intervention And Tools To Assess And Predict Risk, Protective And Promotive Factors Of Psychosocial Resilience For Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Adolescents: A Mixed Methods Program Of Research
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$419,180.00
Summary
Developed with Indigenous students and service providers, the research will maximise opportunities for Indigenous adolescents to engage in productive lives and meaningful futures by supporting their healthy psychosocial functioning. It will produce an evidence-based intervention and tools to assess and predict risk, protective and promotive factors of psychosocial resilience for students who face cumulative stressors in their transitions from remote communities to boarding schools.
Gotta Be Sit Down And Worked Out Together- A Program For Carers Of Older People In Aboriginal Communities
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,742,188.00
Summary
"Gotta be sit down and worked out together" is a participatory program for carers of older people with physical and mental health problems who live in remote Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley. This project aims to assist community carers to select, develop and implement programs to address their unmet health needs, utilising a community based participatory action research approach. The program emphasises the need to foster empowerment, improve psychological well being and carer burden.
Developing A Service Integration Toolkit To Improve The Quality Of Adolescent Mental Health Promotion Services In Cape York: A Program Of Mixed Methods Research
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$314,644.00
Summary
Services can benefit from stronger integration to seamlessly meet the mental health needs of Indigenous adolescents. This project will map Cape York health, education and other services to identify availability and linkages; and consult to ascertain integration strategies to promote adolescent mental health and how they can be improved. From this, a Service Integration Toolkit will be developed and progressively refined, with impacts on adolescents' service uptake and satisfaction measured.
Behaviour Support Training For Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$659,789.00
Summary
This project will assist parents and carers of children affected by fetal alcohol exposure to manage their behaviour problems. It will utilise the widely researched and applied Australian program "Triple P", enhanced for these families. The project will take place in Fitzroy Crossing, WA, a community which has already shown great resourcefulness in addressing this problem. If successful, the current poor outlook for these children will be greatly improved.