Self-determination and strengths-based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide prevention

Dudgeon, Patricia; Bray, Abigail; Walker, Roz

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“…This type of support re-enforced that care, counselling, yarning and a type of buddy support connection was culturally appropriate and sensitive to the needs of the individual or families in crisis. According to the Solutions that Work Report (Dudgeon et al, 2016), “a culturally safe service environment and access to Indigenous or culturally competent staff for Indigenous people in a vulnerable state may also be important to the success of an intervention or response” (p. 12).…”

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Perspectives of my lived experiences for addressing suicides among aboriginal communities in the North Queensland tropics

Baird

2020

AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples

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This article contextualises my perspectives of Indigenous knowledge within a cultural cosmology, used to address the suicide epidemic in an Indigenous Community in the Far North Queensland Tropics of Australia. I use my personal narrative from the philosophical standpoint theory of an Indigenous female with first-hand experience of living under the residues of the Queensland Government Act (1897). Through the lens of a social constructivist worldview and theoretical underpinnings of Indigenist research, I give honour to Indigenous knowledge, cultural values and privilege the voices of local people. As a PhD researcher at James Cook University, I apply to my research, “Healing after experiencing the suicide of a young person—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives informed by Indigenous Knowledges” with three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities. This research also aligns itself to the JCU Strategic Intent, Peoples and Society in the Tropics.

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Section: Method: Community Actionmentioning

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Perspectives of my lived experiences for addressing suicides among aboriginal communities in the North Queensland tropics

Baird

2020

AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples

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“…Some Australian studies have highlighted the relevance of telehealth to rural and remote Indigenous communities and noted its potential to improve access to mental healthcare (Dudgeon et al, 2020a;Gibson et al, 2011). However, there do not appear to be any studies that examine the nature of unmet mental health and SEWB needs for Indigenous people, or the degree and types of perceived need for mental health care among Indigenous communities.…”

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“…There is still a need for all health and mental health practitioners to shift from a sole focus on a disease or illness to an approach that encompasses the whole person as well as their family and community, and the social, cultural, historical and environmental determinants that impact their wellbeing. This holistic conception of health and wellbeing is widely recognised and enacted by Indigenous peoples in Australia and globally (Dudgeon et al, 2020a;Harfield et al, 2018).…”

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Addressing Inequities in Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing through Transformative and Decolonising Research and Practice

Dudgeon¹,

Boe²,

Walker³

2020

RHS

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Aim: This paper discusses the current mental health and social and emotional wellbeing in Indigenous Australian mental health and wellbeing, the gaps in research, the need for transformative and decolonising research and practice, and the opportunities and recommendations to address existing mental health inequities. Method: This paper reviews key mental health and social and wellbeing policy documents and frameworks, and examines relevant literature documenting current decolonising strategies to improve programs, services and practice. It also draws on the key findings of the Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention (CBPATSISP) and Transforming Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing research projects. In addition this work builds on the substantial work of the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP) which outlines a range of solutions to reduce the causes, prevalence, and impact of Indigenous suicide by identifying, translating, and promoting the adoption of evidenced based best practice in Indigenous specific suicide prevention activities. Discussion and Conclusion: This paper details the challenges as well as the promise and potential of engaging in transformative and decolonising research and practice to address the existing health service inequities. Acknowledging and addressing these health inequities is an urgent and critical task given the current COVID-19 pandemic and potential for further increasing the adverse mental health and wellbeing gap for Indigenous Australians.

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“…While some of the causes and risk factors associated with Indigenous suicide cases can be the same as those seen among non-Indigenous Australians, the prevalence and interrelationships of these factors differ due to different historical, political and social contexts. 4…”

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“…Of particular importance is the work of the 2016 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP) that identified Indigenous suicide prevention success factors. 4…”

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Recent developments in suicide prevention among the Indigenous peoples of Australia

Dudgeon

Holland

2018

Australas Psychiatry

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For non-Indigenous practitioners working with indigenous clients at risk of suicide, ATSISPEP identified important considerations to make treatment more effective. The start is acknowledging the differences in the historical, cultural, political, social and economic experiences of Indigenous peoples, and their greater exposure to trauma, psychological distress and risks to mental health. These mental health difficulties are specific and more prevalent amongst Indigenous peoples and communities due to the ongoing impacts of colonisation in Australia including a range of social determinants impacting on the well-being of Indigenous peoples today. Working effectively with Indigenous clients also includes being able to establish culturally safe work environments, and the ability of non-Indigenous practitioners to work in a culturally competent and trauma-informed manner. There are also considerations regarding time protocols and client follow-up. Further, postvention responses might be required. Supporting selective suicide prevention activity among younger people (and other groups at increased risk) and community-level work is an important complement to working with Indigenous individuals at risk of suicide.

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Self-determination and strengths-based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide prevention

Cited by 48 publications

References 27 publications

Perspectives of my lived experiences for addressing suicides among aboriginal communities in the North Queensland tropics

Perspectives of my lived experiences for addressing suicides among aboriginal communities in the North Queensland tropics

Addressing Inequities in Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing through Transformative and Decolonising Research and Practice

Recent developments in suicide prevention among the Indigenous peoples of Australia

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