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Suicide prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people: Fact Sheet 3

This is the third fact sheet regarding the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project.

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The social determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide...

Consideration of suicide among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples must be situated within a context that recognises the impact of racism...

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'If I Wanted to Have More Opportunities and Go to a Better School, I Just Had to Get Used to It’

The experiences of 32 male Aboriginal students from regional and remote towns and communities while they attended a metropolitan boarding school...

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Development and validation of the Australian Aboriginal racial identity and self-esteem survey for 8-12 year old children (IRISE-C)

In Australia, there is little empirical research of the racial identity of Indigenous children and youth as the majority of the current literature focuses on...

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Impact of an Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration on Scabies Prevalence in a Remote Australian Aboriginal Community.

Scabies is endemic in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with 69% of infants infected in the first year of life.

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Study Protocol: Missing Voices – Communication Difficulties after Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury in Aboriginal Australians

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians experience stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) with much greater frequency than non-Aboriginal Australians

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Using participatory action research to prevent suicide in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

Using a participatory action research approach, the communities were supported to identify the risk factors challenging individuals, families and communities...

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Young Aboriginal women's voices on pregnancy care: Factors encouraging antenatal engagement

Understanding young Aboriginal women's views on pregnancy care is important knowledge to assist maternity services develop localised pathways that encourage...

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Suicide trends in Western Australia: an urgent call to action

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation project will evaluate the effectiveness of existing suicide prevention services and...

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Risk factors and comorbidities for invasive pneumococcal disease in Western Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people

Australian Aboriginal people have among the highest rates of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) worldwide. This paper investigates clinical diagnosis, risk...