Improving the mental health of Indigenous children and young people in child protection

Acknowledgements 

This publication was written by Rebecca van Praag who was a Project Officer with the AIHW. It was commissioned for the Indigenous Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Clearinghouse Steering Committee. The Clearinghouse is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and overseen by the Indigenous Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Clearinghouse Steering Committee.

We acknowledge the traditional owners of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past and present. We would like to thank Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for their assistance in the collection of data, without which this report would not have been possible.

We thank the Indigenous Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Clearinghouse Steering Committee and Fadwa Al-Yaman for their advice and guidance on this report during its development.