Roles and Ritual: The Inala Wangarra Rite of Passage Ball case study

Aim To document, analyse and evaluate the Rites of Passage Ball as a means of understanding urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community practices of…

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Strong Dads Strong Futures

Strong Dads Strong Futures    Project Aim and Objectives  Aim: This is an explanatory study that aims to identify Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males’…

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The Family Wellbeing Program at Yarrabah

The role of spirituality in social and emotional wellbeing initiatives This Discussion Paper presents the findings of the 2003 and 2005 Family Wellbeing (FWB) empowerment…

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Recovery from trauma in an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community

Understanding resilience and recovery from trauma in an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community PhD thesis by Graham Gee – University of Melbourne Graham's…

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Indigenous early childhood family support programs that work: Family Wellbeing

A Family Wellbeing case study: Sustainable implementation of Indigenous early childhood family support programs that work An important way for improving Indigenous early childhood health is to…

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Evaluating a community of practice for Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing

Meriba buay – ngalpan wakaythoemamay (We come together to share our thinking): Evaluating a community of practice for Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing   Project…

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Health benefits of on-country activities

Quantifying the health benefits of on-country activities in the remote Indigenous community of Groote Eylandt This project measured the benefits that the Aboriginal and Torres…

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Cultural identities, health and wellbeing of Indigenous young people in school

Our stories, our way: Cultural identities and health and wellbeing of Indigenous young people in diverse school settings The aim of this project was to explore…

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Cultural connectedness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents

Project aim  To investigate the ways in which the cultural determinants of health and well-being sustained the development of healthy psychosocial resilience for Aboriginal and Torres…

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Yarning up with Koori kids

The project distributed digital cameras to the participants during information sessions. Children then returned to their communities and took photos of things that make them…

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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land across Australia and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons.

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