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Item Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing and mental health.Calma T.; Dudgeon P.; Bray A.Closing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health gap is an urgent national priority. This commentary provides both an overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional well being and mental health and some of the promising initiatives for restoring wellbeing. Solutions for addressing Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander mental health issues require a "best of both worlds" approach which acknowledges the impact of social and cultural determinants on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)Item Cathedrals of the spirit: Indigenous relational cultural identity and social and emotional well-being.Dudgeon P.; Bray A.This chapter addresses the identity construction of Aboriginal Peoples (The terms "Aboriginal," "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander," and "Indigenous" are used interchangeably. It is acknowledged that there are many cultural differences between and within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia and the use of differing terms does not intend to disregard such differences.). During colonization, government policies, informed by racist ideologies, forced Aboriginal Peoples off their country and sought to decimate Aboriginal culture and identity through genocide. Aboriginal children were then forcibly removed from their family and community. Raised without knowing their heritage, these Stolen Generations were denied their cultural identity and, instead, taught to demonize it. This immense loss and disconnection devastated these children, their communities, and the generations that followed. Nevertheless, Aboriginal culture survives and remains one of the oldest living cultures in the world. Recent policies have been implemented to reconcile this history and facilitate reconnection. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)Item Recent developments in suicide prevention among the Indigenous peoples of Australia.(2018-05-21) Dudgeon P.; Holland C.Objectives: Suicide is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter 'Indigenous') population health issue. Over 2015-2016, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Project (ATSISPEP) aimed to identify success factors in Indigenous suicide prevention. Conclusion(s): For non-Indigenous practitioners working with Indigenous clients at risk of suicide, ATSISPEP identified important considerations to make treatment more effective. The start is acknowledging the differences in the historical, cultural, political, social and economic experiences of Indigenous peoples, and their greater exposure to trauma, psychological distress and risks to mental health. These mental health difficulties are specific and more prevalent amongst Indigenous peoples and communities due to the ongoing impacts of colonisation in Australia including a range of social determinants impacting on the well-being of Indigenous peoples today. Working effectively with Indigenous clients also includes being able to establish culturally safe work environments, and the ability of non-Indigenous practitioners to work in a culturally competent and trauma-informed manner. There are also considerations regarding time protocols and client follow-up. Further, postvention responses might be required. Supporting selective suicide prevention activity among younger people (and other groups at increased risk) and community-level work is an important complement to working with Indigenous individuals at risk of suicide.Copyright © 2018, © The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2018.Item Social and emotional well-being: "Aboriginal health in Aboriginal hands".Dudgeon P.; Gibson C.; Bray A.An understanding of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health discourse of social and emotional well-being (SEWB) is necessary for effective and culturally safe work in rural and remote communities. Composed of seven inter-connected domains of well-being-country, culture, spirituality, community, family and kinship, mind and emotions, and body-SEWB represents a cultural understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander relationality, identity, and holistic individual, family, and community health. Risk and protective factors for SEWB are detailed, evidence which supports the connections between well-being and the domains is presented, and finally, the findings of a strengths-based SEWB inquiry with older people in a remote community are discussed. In total, this chapter provides a valuable guide to essential principles, concepts, and practices, for those working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in rural and remote areas. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)