Research projects
Our research is built on priorities identified by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We aim to produce high-impact research, tools and resources that will have positive health outcomes for Australia's First Nations.
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Providing a strong cultural foundation
Koori Kids Culture Club
Year granted: 2020 Organisation location: Shoalhaven, NSW Project summary: This project aims to evaluate a pilot after-school cultural program in consultation with the local community.…
View researchIndigenous media and community listening
Harnessing the power of the spoken word for urban and regional Indigenous communities
Year granted: 2020 Organisation location: West End, QLD Themes: Cultural safety, Empowerment Project summary: This project seeks to discover the role that radio as a…
View researchIndigenist Health and Cultural Safety Education Research Consortium
Decolonising nursing and midwifery
Year granted: 2020 Organisation location: Murarrie, QLD Themes: Health policy and systems, Empowerment Project summary: This project aims to strengthen the evidence base underpinning the…
View researchFeeling informed, connected, supported and heard
Advocacy for aged care in the Torres Strait
Year granted: 2020 Organisation location: Thursday Island, QLD Themes: Ageing and elderly care, Empowerment Project summary: This project aimed to improve education and awareness of…
View researchCreating and sharing culturally-appropriate therapeutic practice guides
Cultural Elements Project
Year granted: 2020 Organisation location: Preston, VIC Themes: Family and Community health, Cultural safety and respectful systems Project summary: VACCA provides a number of child…
View researchCommunity-driven empowerment through mabu liyan
Closing the data and knowledge gap
Year granted: 2020 Organisation location: Broome, WA Themes: Community health and wellbeing, Sovereignty Project summary: This project built on the Yawuru Wellbeing Project to contribute…
View researchEmpowering Ensemble Dutala
Creating a culturally relevant framework within Australia’s orchestras that supports inclusion and opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander orchestral musicians
Year granted: 2020 Organisation location: Melbourne, VIC Themes: Cultural safety, empowerment Project summary: This project aimed to establish an Ensemble Dutala (Australia’s first Aboriginal and…
View researchBimiirr Darrundaygu
Providing young people in out-of-home care (OOHC) with a targeted, tailored and culturally safe intervention program and to evaluate its efficacy
Year granted: 2020 Organisation location: Coffs Harbour, NSW Themes: Child and maternal health, Sovereignty Project summary: This project sought to provide young people in out-of-home…
View researchFuture proofing tomorrow’s leadership champions
Indigenous-led intergenerational knowledge transfer for mentorship and/or coaching
Year granted: 2020 Organisation location: Mitchelton, QLD Themes: Mental health and social emotional wellbeing, Empowerment Project summary: This project explored the idea of Indigenous-led intergenerational…
View researchTowards a culturally secure telehealth model for the Kimberley
Enhancing the Provision of Culturally Safe Telehealth Services for Kimberly Aboriginal Medical Services
Year granted: 2020 Organisation location: Djugun, WA Themes: Family and community health, Sovereignty Project summary: KAMS and its member services worked under these unprecedented conditions…
View researchAcknowledgement of Country
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