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Media Release - Ngawurramangajirri - Tiwi phrases for mental health and wellbeing
A new Tiwi to English phrase book to help people talk about mental health and wellbeing is being launched in Wurrumiyanga.
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National Suicide Prevention Trial - two new programs announced
New programs have been announced as part of a National Suicide Prevention Trial underway in the Northern Territory.
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Media release | Mental Health Week
New resource to promote mental health and wellbeing in Indigenous communities featured during Mental Health Week
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Guidelines to improve assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital with self-harm and suicidal thought
Scimex (the Science Media Exchange) is an online news portal aimed primarily at helping journalists cover science.
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Guidelines to improve assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital
Life in Mind is a national gateway connecting Australian suicide prevention services to each other and the community.
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New guidelines to improve assessments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people presenting to hospital with self-harm and suicidal thoughts
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
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NEW GUIDELINES TO IMPROVE CARE OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE AT RISK OF SELF-HARM AND SUICIDE
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
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At Pioneer FC, suicide does discriminate
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
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Urgent response ‘no fix for suicide’
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
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Intergenerational trauma and Indigenous suicides in WA
Experts claim the government is not only misdiagnosing the problem but is also unable to come up with productive solutions. By Karen Middleton.
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COAG Health Council | Communiqué 8 March 2019
The Federal, state and territory Health Ministers met in Adelaide at the COAG Health Council to discuss a range of national health issues.
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New app uses real-life stories from Indigenous kids to help others deal with bullying
A group of Northern Territory youth workers, Aboriginal broadcasters and health researchers have launched a new digital resource.
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The Wire | NEW ONLINE TOOL INTRODUCED TO PREVENT BULLYING OF INDIGENOUS YOUTH
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.
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$630,000 Injected into Suicide Prevention PhD Research
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.
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ABC Radio AM | Belyuen Hip Hop on Mental Health
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.
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Teenagers make hip hop clip about mental illness
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.
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Improving wellbeing through brief interventions
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...
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Mental health app reaches out to Indigenous Australians
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.
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New app to improve Indigenous mental health featured on World Mental Health Day
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.
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World Mental Health Day 2011