Protective and risk factors for suicide among Indigenous Australians

Acknowledgements

This publication was written by Robin Kagie and Dax Kellie, while they were Project Officers at the AIHW. It was commissioned for the Indigenous Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and overseen by the Indigenous Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Clearinghouse Steering Committee.

The authors 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.

The authors acknowledge the National Indigenous Australians Agency for their support and funding of this report.

The authors 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.