Mental health services that consult with Elders can deliver better care to Aboriginal people
The real test is for mental health services, led by Elders, to keep walking the path in a sustained working relationship with the Aboriginal community so constructive changes are co-designed to benefit consumers. Doing so not only creates positive and lasting change for Aboriginal people’s social and emotional wellbeing, it’s good for all mental health consumers.
Debakarn Koorliny Wangkiny: a methodology for going along steady walking and talking to build relationships
We present a research program where Aboriginal Elders, as cultural guides, hold the research through storying and cultural experiences that have deepened relationships between services and the local Aboriginal community.
The Year of the Voice Q+A Highlights
By ABC News This video offers a number of perspectives on the Voice to Parliament and Treaty/Treaties. 01:01 – Details on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament 09:05 – Would treaty protect Indigenous sovereignty? 18:02 – Should Australia become a republic? 26:43 – Is there a better day to celebrate ‘Australia Day’? 27:51 – Will Craig […]
Aboriginal disability yarning group members connect to culture and each other through story sharing
The work of Kerri Colgate and Cheryl Taylor at the Champion Centre. A yarning group in Perth’s south-east is helping Indigenous people connect through kinship. (ABC News) Led by Noongar Yamatji woman Kerri Colgate, the three-hour sessions in Perth’s south-east offer people living with disability a way to connect with each other and to culture. It is a seemingly […]
Allawah! Burdiyas! Elders Community Conference held at Point Walter on 30th and 31st May 2022
The fire crackles to life in the crisp morning light atop of Point Walter, Dyoondalup, overlooking the expansive Derbarl Yerrigan.
DEBAKARN KOORLINY WANGKINY
In 2021 we started a collaborative project with the School of Allied Health at Curtin University and the Looking Forward Team, and we would like to share some of this great experience with you.
Our Journey Our Story- Final Trip to Broome for 2021
The Our Journey Our Story team have complete their final trip to Broome for 2021. Michael and Amanda headed up to meet with the Community Co-researchers, partners and stakeholders on the 23rd and 24th of November.
What does a culturally safe service look like for Aboriginal families?
The Looking Forward Moving Forward research team recently published an article in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health special issue on the Global Health and Wellbeing of First Nations people.
Broome headspace visits Chile Creek for OJOS On Country
On Tuesday the 3rd of August a group of 30 people took part in an On Country trip as part of the Broome Our Journey Our Story Project.
Congratulations Aunty Millie Penny- 2021 NAIDOC Award Winner
Noongar Language and Culture