Transforming Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing

Research Reports

Development of a Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) Workforce Training Program: Workshop Summary

Development of a Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) Workforce Training Program: Workshop Summary ABSTRACT This report summarises the discussions of a 2-day workshop held by CBPATSISP and TIMHWB in May 2025 on the needs of SEWB workers and the development of a SEWB Workforce Training Program. SEWB workers from Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and Aboriginal […]

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Teaching Indigenous psychology: A conscientisation, de-colonisation, and psychological literacy approach to curriculum

Teaching Indigenous psychology: A conscientisation, de-colonisation, and psychological literacy approach to curriculum Dudgeon, P., Darlaston-Jones, D., & Bray, A. (2018). Teaching Indigenous psychology: A conscientisation, de-colonisation and psychological literacy approach to curriculum. In C. Newnes, & L. Golding (Eds.), Teaching Critical Psychology: International Perspectives (pp. 123-147). Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Teaching-Critical-Psychology-International-Perspectives/Newnes-Golding/p/book/9781138288348 ABSTRACT For at least 20 years, Aboriginal

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Chapter 3: Indigenous Psychology in Australia

Chapter 3: Indigenous Psychology in Australia Dudgeon, P., Alexi, J., Selkirk, B., & Derry, K. (2022). Chapter 3: Indigenous Psychology in Australia. In L. Burton, D. Westen, & R. Kowalski (Eds.), Psychology (Sixth Australian and New Zealand ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Australia. https://highered.au.wiley.com/catalogue/burton ABSTRACT The new sixth edition of the Burton Psychology is the

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Social and Emotional Wellbeing Gathering 5 Report: October 2024

Social and Emotional Wellbeing Gathering 5 Report : October 2024 Transforming Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing. (2024). Social and Emotional Wellbeing Gathering 5 Report: 15-17 October 2024. University of Western Australia.https://doi.org/10.26182/zjsn-r648 SUMMARY Over three days, from October 15-17 2024, SEWB network members from across Australia attended the fifth SEWBG to discuss SEWB for Aboriginal and

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Walking together in friendship: Learning about cultural safety in mainstream mental health services through Aboriginal Participatory Action Research

Walking together in friendship: Learning about cultural safety in mainstream mental health services through Aboriginal Participatory Action Research Milroy, H., Kashyap, S., Collova, J., Mitchell, M., Ryder, A., Cox, Z., Coleman, M., Taran, M., Cuesta Briand, B., & Gee, G. (2024). Walking together in friendship: Learning about cultural safety in mainstream mental health services through

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Guidance in Creating Honours (Fourth Year) and Postgraduate Equity Pathways in Tertiary Psychology for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Applicants: A Report from the Equity Pathways Working Group as part of the AIPEP Community of Practice

Evaluating a social and emotional wellbeing model of service piloted in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in Western Australia: an Aboriginal Participatory Action Research approach Ohan, J., McMullen, S., Clark, Y., Mackelprang, J. L., Magiati, I., Mattock, K., Narchal, R., O’Shea, M., Rahimi-Golkhandan, S., Ruby, M., Shires, A., Taylor, A., Thielking, M., Selkirk, B., Alexi,

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An Indigenous-governed, Co-designed Approach to Improving Cultural Safety in Mental Health Services

An Indigenous-governed, Co-designed Approach to Improving Cultural Safety in Mental Health Services Prof. Helen Milroy, Dr. Shraddha Kashyap, & Dr. Jemma Collova SUMMARY Research fellows in the TIMHWB team (Dr Shraddha Kashyap and Dr Jemma Collova) were awarded a prize for best poster and lightening presentation at the Science on the Swan conference held in

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COVID-19 National Roundtable Issues Paper 2​

COVID-19 National Roundtable Issues Paper 2 Dudgeon, P., Collova, J. R., Sutherland, S., Derry, K., Milroy, H., Al Yaman, F., Alexi, J., Ansloos, J., Banjavcic-Booker, S., Bower, M., Brand, T., Bandler, L., Brideston, T., Calma, T., Campbell, M., Chang, E.P., Cox, A., Daniels, G., Darwin, L., Douglas, R., Duarte, B., Dyall, D., Edwige, V., Gibson, P., Gotovac, N.,

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Social and Emotional Wellbeing Gathering 2 Report: 26th -28th October 2021

Social and Emotional Wellbeing Gathering 2 Report: 26th- 28th October 2021 Transforming Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing Project (2021).  Social and Emotional Wellbeing Gathering 2 Report: 26th-28th October 2021. The University of Western Australia. https://doi.org/10.26182/x3rf-jq03 SUMMARY Over three days in October 2021, delegates from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peak bodies, community organisations, leaders and

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