Working Together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice

History and the Social Determinants of Health
Medical Professionalism and Cultural Safety
Policy and Practice
Free hard copies are available by emailing enquiry@ichr.uwa.edu.au. The Working Together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice was released in 2010. The production of the book was a collaboration between the Australian Council for Education Research (ACER) and Kulunga Research Network at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and funded through the Department of Health and Ageing. The book is intended for staff and student and all practitioners working in areas that support Indigenous mental health and wellbeing and is offered free of charge. Please go to Kulunga website at the Telethon Institute for Child Health research http://www.ichr.uwa.edu.au/kulunga/working_together to peruse the electronic version of the book and access the order forms for hard copies. Working Together offers new approaches to Indigenous mental health that acknowledge the importance of cultural identity and resilience as well as the pervasive effects of racism, and the disempowerment of colonisation and assimilationist policies. The book incorporates culturally specific clinical mental health assessment processes and culturally appropriate treatment interventions. This book has been widely endorsed by relevant Australian Government Ministers and senior personnel in their departments, and reviewed by peer across several disciplines, as well as market tested in three sites across Australia. The feedback has been very positive and inspiring and testimony to the high quality, comprehensive examination of issues and strategies influencing Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander mental health and wellbeing. Obtaining Hard Copies Please email your contact details to enquiry@ichr.uwa.edu.au specifying the number of hard copies to be delivered for your organisation, staff or students.