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Mental illness and wellbeing concerns are among the fastest growing health problems nationwide. Menzies addresses these challenges by empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through strengths-based research approaches.
Menzies’ projects focus on identifying problems early, and then developing tools to help communities and individuals to stay strong – socially, spiritually, emotionally and mentally.
Mental illnesses are among the fastest growing health problems nationwide and Indigenous Australians are at high risk.
Menzies researchers are seeking to prevent mental illness by identifying the tools and methods people and communities need to stay socially, spiritually, emotionally and mentally strong.
A new Tiwi to English phrase book to help people talk about mental health and wellbeing is being launched in Wurrumiyanga.
New programs have been announced as part of a National Suicide Prevention Trial underway in the Northern Territory.
New resource to promote mental health and wellbeing in Indigenous communities featured during Mental Health Week
Scimex (the Science Media Exchange) is an online news portal aimed primarily at helping journalists cover science.
Life in Mind is a national gateway connecting Australian suicide prevention services to each other and the community.
The Centre for Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention - Guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital with self-harm and suicidal thought
Tanja Hirvonen, Bernard Leckning and Gary Robinson write: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have higher rates of hospitalisation involving self-harm in comparison with non-Indigenous Australians
Gary Robinson, a suicide researcher at Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, traces a wave of suicides that hit Western Australia’s Kimberley region in recent years to the arrival of alcohol and cash-based economies, and a breakdown of cultural authority structures
Professor Gary Robinson said to get indigenous suicide rates back under control, Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt would need to “look through” many urgent calls for support
Experts claim the government is not only misdiagnosing the problem but is also unable to come up with productive solutions. By Karen Middleton.
The Federal, state and territory Health Ministers met in Adelaide at the COAG Health Council to discuss a range of national health issues.
A group of Northern Territory youth workers, Aboriginal broadcasters and health researchers have launched a new digital resource.
Digital Trakz uses interactive cartoon graphics to present real-life scenarios of bullying and teasing that happens in the Indigenous communities and asks youth what they what do in particular situations.
Six PhD candidates from five Australian universities in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory will each receive $105,000 in funding to undertake new research into suicide prevention over three years.
Teenagers in the Northern Territory Aboriginal community of Belyuen say they hope their hip hop video clip about mental illness will encourage other kids to be open about their problems. Professor Gary Robinson Director, Menzies Centre for Child Development and Education praised their efforts.
Teenagers in the Northern Territory Aboriginal community of Belyuen say they hope their hip hop video clip about mental illness will encourage other kids to be open about their problems.
Improving wellbeing through brief interventions Health and wellbeing self management has become more accessible through the availability of apps. The Stay Strong app developed by Menzies is a unique electronic resource for clinicians or case workers to...
A pioneering iPad app which visually represents an individual’s strengths and weakness is hoping to significantly improve Indigenous mental health; one of the nation’s fastest growing health problems.
An innovative iPad app based on tools developed by Indigenous people for Indigenous people is hoping to address one of the nation’s fastest growing health problems.