Strategies and practices for promoting the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
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Topic: First Nations people
Citation
Closing the Gap Clearinghouse (2013) Strategies and practices for promoting the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.
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Cultural, spiritual and social wellbeing are integral to the health of Indigenous people and the prevention of mental illness. This resource sheet reviews Australian programs that aim to promote social and emotional wellbeing and identifies those that have shown to be effective in relation to Indigenous people. The resource sheet outlines what works, what doesn't, and what further research is needed.
Part of Closing the Gap Clearinghouse.
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-399-2
- Cat. no: IHW 82
- Pages: 15
Findings from this report:
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Cultural, spiritual and social wellbeing are integral to Indigenous people’s holistic view of health
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Colonisation, relocations and the removal of children dislocated Indigenous people from land and family
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This disrupted cultural beliefs and practices and harmed Indigenous people’s social and emotional wellbeing
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In 2008, nearly 1/3 of Indigenous adults had high psychological distress (more than twice the non-Indigenous rate).