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Looking Forward Moving Forward – Snapshot Report 2020

Looking Forward Moving Forward – Snapshot Report 2020 EXCERPT In this report we provide a brief overview of 2020 project activities. It was a strange and challenging year overall, with COVID-19 to contend with and the uncertainty and disjointedness it brought us. We hope that 2020 brought you learnings, reflections and insights.

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Commissioner Professor Helen Milroy awarded the 2020 Australian Mental Health Prize – Mental Health Commission

Commissioner Professor Helen Milroy awarded the 2020 Australian Mental Health Prize Mental Health Commission News & Media 6 November 2020 EXCERPT The National Mental Health Commission (the Commission) today extended its congratulations to Commissioner Professor Helen Milroy on being awarded the prestigious Australian Mental Health Prize for 2020 jointly with Scientia Professor Gordon Parker AO,

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Helen Milroy named finalist in national mental health award

Helen Milroy named finalist in national mental health award Written by Simone Hewett -UWA Media & PR Manager https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2020/october/helen-milroy-named-finalist-in-national-mental-health-award EXCERPT The University of Western Australia’s Professor Helen Milroy is one of seven mental health champions from around the country to be selected as a finalist for the 2020 Australian Mental Health Prize. One of only

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COVID-19: Equity and ethics in a pandemic: Indigenous perspectives

COVID-19: Equity and ethics in a pandemic: Indigenous perspectives Milroy, H. (2020). COVID-19: Equity and ethics in a pandemic: Indigenous perspectives https://www.news.uwa.edu.au/2020061712163/indigenous/covid-19-equity-and-ethics-pandemic-indigenous-perspectives EXCERPT Helen Milroy highlights the impact of COVID-19 and the efforts to contain it in Indigenous communities, how it exacerbates existing vulnerabilities and disadvantages, and how we can ensure Indigenous perspectives are integrated

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Black Lives Matter: Psychologists take a stand against racism

Black Lives Matter: Psychologists take a stand against racism Dudgeon, P. et al., (2020) Black Lives Matter: Psychologists take a stand against racism. https://www.psychology.org.au/About-Us/What-we-do/advocacy/Position-Statements/black_lives_matter ABSTRACT The Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA) and the Australian Psychological Society (APS) have brought together six of Australia’s peak psychology organisations to take a firm stance against racism in any

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COVID-19: Impacts of historical, social and cultural determinants of health

COVID-19: Impacts of historical, social and cultural determinants of health

COVID-19: Indigenous perspectives Impacts of historical, social, and cultural determinants of health Milroy, J., Derry, K. L., & Dudgeon, P. (2020). COVID-19: Indigenous perspectives Impacts of historical, social, and cultural determinants of health. https://www.news.uwa.edu.au/2020061712164/covid-19/covid-19-impacts-historical-social-and-cultural-determinants-health EXCERPT Jill, Kate and Pat explore how the particular exposure of Indigenous communities to COVID-19 has highlighted existing inequities and human

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Black Lives Matter. Aboriginal Lives Matter. Black Deaths in Custody Must Stop.

Black Lives Matter. Aboriginal Lives Matter. Black Deaths in Custody Must Stop

Black Lives Matter. Aboriginal Lives Matter. Black Deaths in Custody Must Stop Dudgeon, P., & Lovett, P. (2020). Black Lives Matter. Aboriginal Lives Matter. Black Deaths in Custody Must Stop. https://www.cbpatsisp.com.au/aboriginal-lives-matter/ EXCERPT We are all responsible for shaping the world that our children are born into. The Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres

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COVID-19 puts extra strain on wellbeing of Indigenous Australians

COVID-19 puts extra strain on wellbeing of Indigenous Australians

COVID-19 puts extra strain on wellbeing of Indigenous Australians Dudgeon, P. (2020). COVID-19 puts extra strain on wellbeing of Indigenous Australians. http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/2020062612190/regional/covid-19-puts-extra-strain-wellbeing-indigenous-australians EXCERPT Indigenous communities must be empowered to address the social and emotional wellbeing needs of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders, with COVID-19 putting an additional strain on mental health, a national consensus report

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