Cultural Safety

Ume Project

Telling the story of the Torres Model of Care

This project was to re-embed the Torres Model of Care (TMoC) into the health system through defining and documenting the model through a collective storytelling…

Centring Aboriginal self-determination and sovereignty

Co-Designing a Birthing on Country model for First Peoples' Health and Wellbeing in Naarm

This project aimed to co-design a Birthing on Country model of care for implementation at an Aboriginal community controlled health organisation in urban Naarm –…

Engaging with young people in yarning and sharing about protective and resilience factors

Supporting agency and connectivity to drive primary healthcare innovation for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in South East Queensland

This project aimed to establish the governance, infrastructure and methods for engaging young people in South East Queensland, with the aim of supporting their agency,…

Using Yolŋu Marrparaŋ (wellbeing) resources to improve social and emotional wellbeing

A community-initiated developmental evaluation

This project centred around the Yolŋu cultural strength of marrparaŋ, a complex, multi-layered concept which can be loosely translated as wellbeing. The project will develop,…

Research Our Way

Closing the gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health human research

This project aims to answer the following research questions: What are the strengths and/or limitations of existing human research ethics committee structures for Aboriginal and…

Boorai Dreaming Project

Delivering rhythmic experiences of cultural immersion to address, stabilise, and create restorative understandings of inter-generational trauma

This project will fund Elder women in Mildura and Robinvale to deliver rhythmic experiences of cultural immersion to address, stabilise, and create restorative understandings of…

Alcohol and other drug (AOD) service delivery

A developmental evaluation of Ngalla Wirrin Wungening (our spirit healing) alcohol and other drug (AOD) program

This project was a values-based, developmental evaluation of the developing Ngalla Wirrin Wungening (our spirit healing) alcohol and other drug (AOD) program. The research will…

Culturally appropriate and safe kin mapping and connection strategies

Innovating contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kinship care through genuine community engagement and cultural connection culturally appropriate and safe kin mapping and connection strategies

This project aimed to develop and implement a model that provides culturally appropriate and safe kin mapping and connection strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait…

Investigating cross-cultural responses to the introduction of the HPV vaccine

The aim of the project was to identify issues among parents and guardians from three cultures in Australia, as well as General Practitioners (GPs) in…

Establishing the prevalence of HPV infection – WHINURs

The human papilloma virus (HPV) is the most common viral sexually transmitted infection. The formulation of appropriate recommendations for use of prophylactic HPV vaccines in…