Photo courtesy of Leander Menezes, Pintupi Homelands Health Service CEO, on the road to Walungurru (Kintore), part of the Pintupi Homelands, 550kms west of Mparntwe (Alice Springs).
Funders:
- MRFF Targeted call Climate Change and Mental Health
Collaborators
Chief Investigator team:
- Assoc Prof Supriya Mathew
- Prof Linda Ford (Charles Darwin University)
- Prof Tricia Nagel
- Assoc Prof Veronica Matthews (University of Sydney)
- Ms Gloria Baliva
- Dr Manoj Bhatta
- Dr Rishu Thakur
- Assoc Prof Kylie Dingwall
- Ms Lorna Murakami-Gold (Flinders University)
- Ms Kris Vine (University of Sydney)
- Assoc Prof Deborah Russell
- Mr Leander Menezes (Pintupi Homelands Health Service)
- Dr Josie Povey
Associate Investigators:
- Dr Zubair Ahmed Ratan
- Dr Lawrence Guodaar (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology)
Aims:
The aim of this project is to understand the mental health impacts of climate change in the community of Kintore and co-design solutions to reduce the risks.
Objectives:
- To listen and gather stories of the lived/living experiences of Pintupi people with respect to climate and mental health
- To document and examine Primary Health Care (PHC) staff experiences and observations of climate change on community and staff mental health
- To examine the association between extreme weather and mental health related PHC utilisation
- To implement, monitor and evaluate climate and mental health risk reduction measures
Summary:
This project will co-design, implement, monitor, and evaluate strategies to reduce current and emerging climate-related mental health impacts in the very remote Aboriginal community of Walungurru (Kintore). This project responds to Pintupi people’s worries about climate change and its effects on social and emotional wellbeing and is implemented with partners Central Land Council (CLC) and Pintupi Homelands Health Service (PHHS).
Implications for policy and practice:
A Climate Health Action Plan will be co-developed, focusing on actionable strategies to mitigate future climate-related mental health risks.
Chief Investigator:
Associate Professor Supriya Mathew