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Rapid response to crisis: Health system lessons from the active period of COVID-19

Rapid response to crisis: Health system lessons from the active period of COVID-19 L. Salvador-Carulla, S. Rosenberg and J. Mendoza et al., (2020), Rapid response to crisis: Health system lessons from the active period of COVID-19, Health Policy and Technology. ABSTRACT Background: This paper outlines the need for a health systems approach and rapid response …

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Social and Emotional Well-Being: “Aboriginal Health in Aboriginal Hands”

Social and Emotional Well-being: “Aboriginal Health in Aboriginal Hands” Dudgeon, P., Gibson, C., & Bray, A. Social and Emotional Well-being :”Aboriginal Health in Aboriginal Hands” Indigenous Studies, University of Western Australia; School of Health and Rehabilitation Science, University of Queensland. ABSTRACT An understanding of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health discourse ofsocial and emotional well-being …

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Listen, look & learn: Exploring cultural obligations of Elders and older Aboriginal people

Listen, look & learn: Exploring cultural obligations of Elders and older Aboriginal people Gibson, C., Dudgeon, P., & Crockett, J. (2020) Listen, look & learn: Exploring cultural obligations of Elders and older Aboriginal people, Journal of Occupational Science, 27:2, 193-203,DOI: 10.1080/14427591.2020.1732228 ABSTRACT Introduction: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ social and emotional well-being provides a strength-based framework …

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Sharing and valuing older Aboriginal people’s voices about social and emotional wellbeing services: a strength-based approach for service providers

Sharing And Valuing Older Aboriginal People’s Voices About Social And Emotional Wellbeing Services: A Strength-Based Approach For Service Providers Gibson, C., Crockett, J., Dudgeon, P., Bernoth, M,. Lincoln, M. (2020) Sharing and Valuing Older Aboriginal people’s voices about social and emotional wellbeing services: a strength-based approach for service providers. Faculty of Health Sciences, Occupational Therapy, …

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Guidelines for best practice psychosocial assessment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital with self-harm and suicidal thoughts

Guidelines for best practice psychosocial assessment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital with self-harm and suicidal thoughts Leckning, B., Ringbauer, A., Robinson, G., Carey, T. A., Hirvonen, T., Armstrong, G. (2019) Guidelines for best practice psychosocial assessment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital with self-harm and suicidal …

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BLM - Psychologists take a stand against racism

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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Crucial Lessons from Covid-19 for Indigenous Australians Paper Cover

Crucial lessons from COVID-19 for Indigenous Australians​

Crucial lessons from COVID-19 for Indigenous Australians Derry, K. L., & Dudgeon, P. (2020). Crucial lessons from COVID-19 for Indigenous Australians. http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/2020052812121/regional/crucial-lessons-covid-19-indigenous-australians EXCERPT Professor Patricia Dudgeon and Dr Kate Derry from the School of Indigenous Studies have spent recent weeks hard at work investigating the impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Australians. Their first task was …

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