The second National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Conference will take place in Perth this week. Summer May Finlay, who will cover the discussions for the Croakey... Read more
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights groups have condemned as “regressive” proposed adoption reforms being considered by the New South Wales parliament this week, saying... Read more
First Nations people from across the globe will attend the eighth Gathering of Healing Our Spirit Worldwide (HOSW) in Sydney next month, to build solutions for First Nations communities. Co-... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Governments can be bad for mental health in so many ways. Think of Centrelink – an “incredibly stressful and frustrating” system for so many people. Think of being t... Read more
On World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September), it is timely to reflect upon the devastating toll that suicide and self harm take upon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, families... Read more
The Guardian has been running a series over the past 10 days in which journalists examined every coronial known Indigenous death in custody in every jurisdiction since 2008. It’s a terribly... Read more
Literacy helps with economic growth and independence. It reduces poverty. It promotes engagement with democracy. It leads to increased self-esteem, confidence and empowerment. Literacy is a... Read more
An important new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare highlights an urgent need to develop trauma-informed services for members of the Stolen Generations and their desc... Read more
Australia’s Health Ministers have agreed to the development of an Indigenous-led National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Medical Workforce Plan after a “landm... Read more
To improve Indigenous health, a call to tackle “crushing poverty” and “the disease of powerlessness”
Dr Sebastian Rosenberg writes: The Prime Minister’s recent visit to Tennant Creek highlights how strategies to close the gap are failing to address the mental health and wellbeing of Austral... Read more
