Backing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth to address school exclusion

Understanding and Resisting School Exclusion through the Education Justice Lab 

Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Coburg, VICChief Investigator: Hayley McQuire Themes: Mental health, Social and emotional wellbeing, Sovereignty Project summary: The Education Justice Lab (EJL)…

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Understanding the key barriers and enablers for Aboriginal women pursuing a career in midwifery

Mob caring for Mob: Establishing educational pathways to midwifery for Aboriginal women to support the upscaling of Birthing on Country services

Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Nowra, NSW Themes: Workforce, self-determination Project summary: This project aims to decolonise and strengthen the maternity care workforce by improving…

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Stolen Generation Survivors’ and their descendants’ health and wellbeing

Exploring the health and wellbeing needs of Stolen Generations and their descendants in South Australia

Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Salisbury Downs, SA Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Kim Morey Themes: Community health and wellbeing, Self-Determination Project summary: This project is…

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Measuring the burden of iron deficiency in Aboriginal children under five years

Prevention, early detection and management of iron deficiency in children under 5 years at an ACCHO in far-western NSW

Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Broken Hill, NSW Chief Investigator: Lavinia Henderson Themes: Health conditions, Self-determination Project summary: This project is a foundational piece of…

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Empowering Aboriginal students to make healthy choices and improve their overall wellbeing 

Evaluating the pilot Healthy Deadly Kids Program designed by the Illawarra Aboriginal Medical Service 

Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Wollongong, NSW Chief Investigator: Kane Ellis Themes: Community health and wellbeing, Self-determination Project summary: This project is a foundational piece…

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Strengthening the cultural determinants of Maaman Aboriginal health, spirit and wellbeing

Maaman Waankiny Wur Walbriny 

Year granted: 2024 Organisation location: Centennial Park, WA Chief Investigator: Rohan Collard Themes: Culture for health and wellbeing, Cultural determinants Project summary: The Maaman Waankiny…

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First Nations-led program to support Koori women’s breastfeeding journey

Yabilinya miya (learn together):

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Wagga Wagga, NSW Themes: Child and maternal health, Cultural safety and respectful systems Project summary: Yabilinya miya (learn together) breastfeeding…

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Empowering Indigenous strengths to better health and wellbeing

The co-design and evaluation of a sustainable practice nurse health and wellbeing funding model for chronic disease management at a rural Aboriginal Health Service

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Dalby, QLD Chief Investigator: Floyd Leedie Themes: Chronic diseases and non-communicable diseases, Empowerment Project summary: This project proposed an Indigenous-led,…

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Understanding community priorities for family and cultural strength

Developing Yorta Yorta Measures for Shared Prosperity, Repositioning Value and a Thriving Community with Strong Foundations

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Shepparton, VIC Chief Investigator: Dr Tui Crumpen Themes: Family and community health, empowerment Project summary: This project contributed to the…

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Ume Project

Telling the story of the Torres Model of Care

Year granted: 2022 Organisation location: Murrarie, QLD Chief Investigator: Professor Chelsea Watego Themes: Health policy and systems, Sovereignty Project summary: This project was to re-embed…

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