Australian Integrated Mental Health Initiative (AIMhi)

Australian Integrated Mental Health Initiative (AIMhi) This project aimed to improve outcomes for remote Indigenous clients of mental health services in remote Top End communities…

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Better medication management for mental health

Better medication management for Aboriginal people with mental health disorders and their families Aboriginal people with mental health conditions may have particular needs given the…

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Reducing Australia’s Aboriginal prisoner population using Justice Reinvestment

Assessing the public's views to incarceration versus non-incarceration alternatives using a Citizens' Jury approach Prisoner populations endure some of the worst health outcomes in the…

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Listening to Country

Listening to Country: Exploring the value of acoustic ecology with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in prison Project aim and objectives   Aim: To explore the value…

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Evaluation of a health education initiative for urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

The Lowitja institute awarded a Small Grant to the University of Queensland and the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH) in 2013 to evaluate the…

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Exploring resilience and coping in relation to smoking within ‘at risk’ populations

This project investigated what psychological, social, political or environmental factors contribute to successful quitting or resilience against taking up smoking in populations where a high…

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Influences on social, mental and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people

Ngadhuri-nya (To care for): Intergenerational and educational influences on social, mental and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people  …

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Health benefits of on-country activities

Quantifying the health benefits of on-country activities in the remote Indigenous community of Groote Eylandt This project measured the benefits that the Aboriginal and Torres…

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Identifying the core elements of the cultural determinants of health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Project aims  To review and define Australian and international understandings of the cultural determinants of health and wellbeing and to identify and review the current…

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Cultural identities, health and wellbeing of Indigenous young people in school

Our stories, our way: Cultural identities and health and wellbeing of Indigenous young people in diverse school settings The aim of this project was to explore…

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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land across Australia and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons.

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