Flourishing in later life: promoting older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ mental health and suicide prevention

Acknowledgements

This report was commissioned for the Indigenous Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Clearinghouse in the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The Clearinghouse is funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care and overseen by the Indigenous Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Clearinghouse Steering Committee.

We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, past and present, especially for their advocacy and leadership. We acknowledge the roles of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and Elders, who play an important role in both advocacy and leadership. We pay respect to the traditional owners of Country, including their continuous connections to land, sea, sky, family and communities.

We thank the Indigenous Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Clearinghouse Steering Committee and Fadwa Al-Yaman for their advice and guidance during the development of this publication. We also thank other members of the AIHW Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Unit for their support.