Addiction
Resilience in individuals and families coping with the impacts of alcohol related injuries in remote Indigenous communities
Alcohol Management Plans (AMPs) implemented by the Queensland Government a decade ago (2002-03), primarily to control alcohol availability in Indigenous communities, are currently under review.
Impacts of Banned Drinkers Register Re-introduction in Northern Territory
This project aims to investigate the impact of the re-introduction of the Banned Drinker Register in the Northern Territory, where rates of alcohol-related harm are more than twenty times that seen
Cannabis and mental health in Cape York Aboriginal communities
High rates of cannabis use and dependence are key factors contributing to the high mental health burden in Indigenous Australians.
Alcohol treatment for Aboriginal men in and out of prison
Over half the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people entering prison in NSW have unhealthy alcohol use (drinking over recommended limits, including alcohol dependence).
Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women perpetrators of violence: a trial of a prison-based intervention (Beyond Violence)
The proposed study will be the first of its kind in Australia to test a violence prevention program (Beyond Violence) targeting mental health, substance use and violence among incarcerated female o
“Building strength in coming together”: A mixed methods study using the arts to explore smoking with staff working in Indigenous tobacco control
Tobacco is a major risk factor contributing to Indigenous health disparities.
Top End Tobacco Project
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funded Top End Tobacco Project aimed to reduce tobacco smoking in three remote Aboriginal communities plus several homelands in the Top End