Mental health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia during COVID-19.

Dudgeon, P; Alexi, J; Derry, K; Brideson, T; Calma, T; Darwin, L; Gray, P; Hirvonen, T; McPhee, R; Milroy, H; Milroy, J; Murray, D; Sutherland, S

Mental health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia during COVID-19.

Dudgeon, P Alexi, J Derry, K Brideson, T Calma, T Darwin, L Gray, P

Hirvonen, T McPhee, R Milroy, H Milroy, J Murray, D Sutherland, S

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Citation:: Aust J Soc Issues, 2021, 56, (4), pp. 485-502
Issue Date:: 2021-12

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dc.contributor.author	Dudgeon, P
dc.contributor.author	Alexi, J
dc.contributor.author	Derry, K
dc.contributor.author	Brideson, T
dc.contributor.author	Calma, T
dc.contributor.author	Darwin, L
dc.contributor.author	Gray, P https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3090-2596
dc.contributor.author	Hirvonen, T
dc.contributor.author	McPhee, R
dc.contributor.author	Milroy, H
dc.contributor.author	Milroy, J
dc.contributor.author	Murray, D
dc.contributor.author	Sutherland, S
dc.date.accessioned	2022-02-12T22:11:49Z
dc.date.available	2021-08-05
dc.date.available	2022-02-12T22:11:49Z
dc.date.issued	2021-12
dc.identifier.citation	Aust J Soc Issues, 2021, 56, (4), pp. 485-502
dc.identifier.issn	0157-6321
dc.identifier.issn	1839-4655
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/154441
dc.description.abstract	In May 2020, an independent working party was convened to determine the mental health and well-being needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia, in response to COVID-19. Thirty Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders and allies worked together in a two-month virtual collaboration process. Here, we provide the working party's five key recommendations and highlight the evidence supporting these proposals. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-determination and governance must be prioritised to manage the COVID-19 recovery in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. To mitigate long-term social and economic impacts of COVID-19 to Australian society, the historical underinvestment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples must be reconciled. Equitable, needs-based funding is required to support strengths-based, place-based initiatives that address the determinants of health. This includes workforce and infrastructure development and effective evaluation. There is a clear, informed pathway to health and healing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples being enacted by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership and community organisations; it remains to be seen how these recommendations will be implemented.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Wiley
dc.relation.ispartof	Aust J Soc Issues
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dc.subject	16 Studies in Human Society
dc.subject.classification	General Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
dc.title	Mental health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia during COVID-19.
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In May 2020, an independent working party was convened to determine the mental health and well-being needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia, in response to COVID-19. Thirty Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders and allies worked together in a two-month virtual collaboration process. Here, we provide the working party's five key recommendations and highlight the evidence supporting these proposals. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-determination and governance must be prioritised to manage the COVID-19 recovery in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. To mitigate long-term social and economic impacts of COVID-19 to Australian society, the historical underinvestment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples must be reconciled. Equitable, needs-based funding is required to support strengths-based, place-based initiatives that address the determinants of health. This includes workforce and infrastructure development and effective evaluation. There is a clear, informed pathway to health and healing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples being enacted by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership and community organisations; it remains to be seen how these recommendations will be implemented.

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