Transforming 🖤💛❤💚💙 Mental Health & Wellbeing

An innovative Aboriginal-led program bringing #culturalways & #healing into #mentalhealth #SEWB systems to better serve the needs of our peoples & communities

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The latest Koori Mail issue is out now, featuring column by Belle Selkirk, 𝐍𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 ✨

Amidst many heavy heart events, such as the failed 2023 Referendum, the rejection of Welcome to Country ceremonies, anti-immigration rallies, the Bondi shooting, the terrorist attack at the Boorloo Invasion Day rally, and daily racism on social media—the teachings of Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) are as important as ever.

This column outlines different forms of rest, and how to engage in rest for recovery, reconnection and restoration of balance.

Read the full column on the CBPATSISP website here 👉 https://t.co/7kSfriYfle

#KooriMail #cbpatsisp #rest #socialandemotionalwellbeing #mentalhealth #suicideprevention

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Yesterday, Professor Pat Dudgeon AM, attended 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐲'𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐖𝐀 at the Pan Pacific in Boorloo.

The session focused on 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝, 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙩 & 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜. The panel, consisting of Prof. Pat Dudgeon, Monica Taylor and Dr Sarah Pollock, were asked questions like:

🔥 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿?
🔥 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆?
🔥 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁. 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝘁?
🔥 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲?

Pat provided her insight on the importance of Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in preventing burnout and looking after their mental health.

Left: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐌 (She/Her)
Bardi woman form the Kimberley, Professor - School of Indigenous Studies, University of Western Australia, Director of the Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention

Middle: 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 (She/Her)
Deputy Commissioner, Commissioning and Programs
Mental Health Commission of Western Australia

Right: 𝐃𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 (She/They)
Chief Mental Health Advocate for Western Australia
Mental health Advocacy Service

#mentalhealthawareness #socialandemotionalwellbeing #suicideprevention #cbpatsisp

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Today, the 13th of February, is the 18th Anniversary of the National Apology.

🎥 In this video, Associate Professor Ted Wilkes explains what it was like to watch Kevin Rudd deliver the Apology to the Stolen Generations.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘈/𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧. 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘴’ 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴, 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯.

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January 26 means many things to many different people in Australia.

🌏 For Associate Professor Ted Wilkes, January 26 marks the day First Nations peoples’ world collapsed.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘈/𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧. 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘴’ 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴, 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯.

#January26 #notadatetocelebrate #socialandemotionalwellbeing #suicideprevention

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Tune in to the latest episode of 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃 out now!

𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦, 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘩. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.

When Blake's dad died by suicide, it came as a complete shock. Overwhelming grief, combined with confusion and guilt—it uprooted his life. The loss made him rethink his won mental health, and eventually, channel that into the community—fundraising and taking on three world records.

This episode is about suicide bereavement; how it can affect family and friends, its long lasting impacts on mental health, and how to support someone going through the experience. It can be really tricky to talk about suicide, so how do you tackle talking to kids about this kind of loss?

Tune in on ABC Listen, or wherever you get your podcasts 🎧

📞 If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available:
𝟭𝟯 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗻: 13 92 76
𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿-𝘁𝗼-𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿: 1800 435 799
𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 13 11 14
𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 1800 55 1800

#suicideprevention #thirrili #ABCRadio #socialandemotionalwellbeing

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Many First Nations peoples now feel unsafe following a targeted attack at a 26 January Invasion Day rally in Boorloo.

Professor Pat Dudgeon AM and Tegan Schefe from the CBPATSISP at the University of Western Australia and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures speak on the emotional and psychological impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Read the full media release here 👉 https://t.co/TYHCA2Bagz

📞 If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available:
𝟭𝟯 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗻: 13 92 76
𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿-𝘁𝗼-𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿: 1800 435 799
𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 13 11 14
𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 1800 55 1800

#mediarelease #systemicracism #cbpatsisp #socialandemotionalwellbeing #suicideprevention

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"𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡-𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲."

Following the attempted bombing at an Invasion Day rally in Boorloo, many First Nations peoples now feel unsafe.

Read more in the latest CBPATSISP media release here 👉 https://t.co/HbRqvA8r93

📞 If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available:
𝟭𝟯 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗻: 13 92 76
𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿-𝘁𝗼-𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿: 1800 435 799
𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 13 11 14
𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 1800 55 1800

#mediarelease #cbpatsisp #socialandemotionalwellbeing #suicideprevention

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𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬

The scope of this article is to provide an overview of the nature and adequacy of culturally appropriate health services within WA prisons based on coroner findings on Aboriginal deaths in custody between 2019 to 2023.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀?

Three of eight coronial inquests into Aboriginal suicide deaths in custody reviewed reported the sub-standard and unacceptable quality of supervision, treatment and care.
The lack of access to culturally safe health services in prisons contravenes the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1991).

Read the full paper here 👉 https://t.co/SbfXstsRjU

#SEWB #suicideprevention #mentalhealth #culturalsafety #humanrights #NEW

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"𝐖𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐲."

Following the attempted bombing at an Invasion Day rally in Boorloo, many First Nations peoples now feel unsafe.

📞 If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available:
𝟭𝟯 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗻: 13 92 76
𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿-𝘁𝗼-𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿: 1800 435 799
𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 13 11 14
𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 1800 55 1800

Read more in the latest CBPATSISP media release here 👉 https://t.co/HbRqvA8r93

#mediarelease #cbpatsisp #socialandemotionalwellbeing #suicideprevention

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According to the most recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the 2024 suicide rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males was 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 for those aged 𝟑𝟒-𝟒𝟒 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 (81.0 per 100,000), and was 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 for females for those aged 𝟐𝟒-𝟑𝟒 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 (27.5 per 100,000).

Follow us for the latest updates on Indigenous suicide and our research on Social and Emotion Wellbeing, mental health and suicide prevention.

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#suicideprevention #socialandemotionalwellbeing

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January 26 can bring up painful and traumatic feelings for some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, which is why it is important to look after yourself and your community following the controversial public holiday.

𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟔 by Professor Pat Dudgeon AM

💬 How do you look after your SEWB?

📞 For help or support in crisis, contact 13 YARN at 13 92 76.

Check out the full column, and previous, on the CBPATSISP website 👉 https://t.co/7kSfriYfle

#SurvivalDay #InvasionDay #DayofMourning #NotADateToCelebrate #socialandemotionalwellbeing #suicideprevention #cbpatsisp #koorimail

[Centre of Best Practice 🖤 💛 ❤️ Prevention 💙 💚 @cbpatsisp]

January 26 means many things to many different people.

👉 It is the day Captain Arthur Phillip raised the Union Jack in Warrane.

👉 It is the day, since only 1994, known as 'Australia Day.'

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, it marks the beginning of British invasion, dispossession, oppression and genocide.

🔥 It is Survival Day, Invasion Day, a Day of Mourning.

Let us approach this January 26 with care, respect, and a willingness to engage in truth-telling 🖤💛❤️

#SurvivalDay #InvasionDay #DayofMourning #January26 #NotADateToCelebrate

[Centre of Best Practice 🖤 💛 ❤️ Prevention 💙 💚 @cbpatsisp]

#notadatetocelebrate❤️💛🖤

Out of 𝟱𝟲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, Australia is the 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 one that marks its national day by celebrating the 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲. Almost every other Commonwealth nation celebrates their 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 from it.

💭 𝗦𝗼, 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳:
Are you really celebrating being Australian?
Or are you celebrating colonisation?

📞 If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available:
𝟭𝟯 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗻: 13 92 76
𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿-𝘁𝗼-𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿: 1800 435 799
𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 13 11 14
𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 1800 55 1800

Let’s approach this day with 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 🖤💛❤️

#SurvivalDay #InvasionDay #DayofMourning #January26

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📅 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Looking for a way to observe January 26th meaningfully? Whether you wish to join a protest or attend a culturally safe event celebrating Indigenous culture, there are activities happening all across the country.

For the full list of events and details, visit https://t.co/2RUC08lSLr

Let’s come together to reflect, respect, and learn 🖤💛❤️

#SurvivalDay #NotADateToCelebrate #InvasionDay #DayofMourning

[Transforming 🖤💛❤💚💙 Mental Health & Wellbeing @timhwb]

@cbpatsisp Great work from Obby

[Centre of Best Practice 🖤 💛 ❤️ Prevention 💙 💚 @cbpatsisp]

Thank you Obby from the Warriorship in the Face of Racism project for sharing this educational content ahead of January 26 🔥🙌

The Warriorship in the Face of Racism project, undertaken by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures and Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention (Boorn Centre), will produce a toolkit against racism, and deliver online content across TikTok and Instagram.

Give the project a follow on Instagram and TikTok to learn more:

👉 https://t.co/8WmFXMtWMb

👉 https://t.co/1DYimK5lQt

#January26 #racism #NotADateToCelebrate

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Our first Koori Mail for the new year is out now! ✨

𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐦: 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐛 by Tegan Schefe.

Racism towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples has been persistent throughout Australia's colonial history.

The 𝘞𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮 project, undertaken by the 𝗔𝗥𝗖 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 (IFC), University of Queensland, and the 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 (CBPATSISP) at UWA, will work to develop a toolkit for people to deal with racism.

Read up on the full article on the CBPATSISP website 👉 https://t.co/7kSfriYfle

#KooriMail #racismproject #suicideprevention #socialandemotionalwellbeing #cbpatsisp #ifc

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In the third paper of the 𝐀𝐈𝐏𝐄𝐏 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲, exemplars of Indigenisation and decolonisation of psychology programs are presented.

These exemplars provide details about the 'how to' privilege Indigenous knowledges and decolonising practices.

Read the full paper here

⭐️ 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚: 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬' 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 ⭐️

👉 https://t.co/PvNrmDnewT

#decolonisingpsychology #Indigenouspsychology #AIPEP

[Centre of Best Practice 🖤 💛 ❤️ Prevention 💙 💚 @cbpatsisp]

According to the ABS, suicide was the 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in 2024.

This is compared to the 13𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 for non-Indigenous people.

Between 2020 and 2024, the age-standardised suicide rate was 𝟑𝟗.𝟗 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This is 𝟑 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 the rate for non-Indigenous people.

Follow us for the latest updates on Indigenous suicide and our research on Social and Emotion Wellbeing, mental health and suicide prevention.

Check out our website for more information 👉 https://t.co/tbRIR86MXY

#suicideprevention #socialandemotionalwellbeing #sewb #wellbeing