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24.01.2022 Key points: A new Human Rights Watch report on Aboriginal deaths in custody highlights a lack of mental health services The report finds more than a third of people who died in WA prisons between 2010 and 2020 did not receive adequate support for mental health The family of one Indigenous man who died in custody says the problem has gone on too long... https://www.abc.net.au//human-rights-watch-report/12664620

22.01.2022 Indigenous people in Australia are having a very difficult time finding a psychologist who understands Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and history. Sometimes Indigenous patients seeking treatment have been denied a voice, and the reality of their situation. There are about 800,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, but only 218 Indigenous psychologists. Australia needs more of themand we look at what many mainstream psychologists fail to... understand about Indigenous patients. Duration: 29min 9sec Broadcast: Sun 16 Feb 2020, 12:30pm Guests Adj Prof Tracy Westerman https://www.abc.net.au//why-we-need-more-indigen/11954110

22.01.2022 Physical Restraint 1. Purpose This Policy outlines the relevant provisions of the Mental Health Act 2016, and the Chief Psychiatrist Policy regarding the use of physical restraint in authorised mental health services (AMHSs). https://www.health.qld.gov.au///cpp-physical-restraint.pdf

18.01.2022 Where traditional and modern Medicine meet :-) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Doctors discuss traditional healers (Ngangkari) and their importance and relevance in modern day medicine.

16.01.2022 Are you curious about what social and emotional wellbeing means for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children? Emerging Minds has worked with communities a...cross Australia to create The Whole Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child a glimpse into the deep connections First Nations Peoples have to Country, culture, spirituality, family and community. See more

14.01.2022 Do Indigenous people carry a key to healing trauma? Dadirri is an Australian Aboriginal concept of inner deep listening and quiet, still awareness. By learning to listen deeply we create a safe space for healing to happen. Read more: http://bit.ly/1HOPT4C

01.01.2022 Published on Nov 2, 2015 A new study from the University of New South Wales found that hundreds of Indigenous Australians with mental health or cognitive disabilities are being warehoused in jails instead of being supported in the community.