Social and emotional wellbeing
Unlocking the learning potential of incarcerated and low SES young people
This project aims to address the gap between incarcerated young people's (10-17 years) education and their future education, training and employment opportunities.
Developing a Service Integration Toolkit to improve the quality of adolescent mental health promotion services in Cape York: A program of mixed methods research
Services can benefit from stronger integration to seamlessly meet the mental health needs of Indigenous adolescents.
Policy orientation of non-health sectors to social determinants of health
This project aims to advance understanding of how Australian government policies in four sectors (justice, environment, planning, and industry) are oriented to action on social determinants of heal
Building a Bridge Into Preschool in Remote Northern Territory Communities
In collaboration with Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in the NT Department of Education (DoE), the study aims to increase the school readiness of young Indigenous children in two remote c
Assessing supportive care needs of Indigenous cancer survivors' caregivers
This project aims to gather data about the needs of partners and caregivers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cancer survivors.
Cultural responsiveness: measuring and evaluating social work practice
This project aims to develop tools for use by social workers that measure and evaluate culturally responsive practices with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Strengthening social and emotional wellbeing of Australian Aboriginal people
In Australia, there is little empirical research of the racial identity of Indigenous children and youth as the majority of the current literature focuses on adults.
An ethnographic study of the meaning of cancer to Aboriginal Women
The purpose of the study was to explore why Aboriginal women participate in cancer screening programs but appear reluctant to following-up results, or accept medical advice about treatment.
Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing
The program was a unique validation of Aboriginal knowledge and demonstration of Aboriginal methodology involving a multi-disciplinary team of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal researchers, who contrib
Indigenous services leading the way for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care
There is a crisis in the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia’s child protection system.