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Building a Nyoongar work practice model for Aboriginal youth mental health: prioritising trust, culture and spirit, and new ways of working

Mainstream youth mental health services struggle to comprehend the connection between colonisation and service provision for Aboriginal young people. This is the consensus agreed by Aboriginal Elders from Perth, Western Australia and young Aboriginal leaders within their communities.

Citation:
Culbong T, Crisp N, Biedermann B, Lin A, Pearson G … et al. Building a Nyoongar work practice model for Aboriginal youth mental health: prioritising trust, culture and spirit, and new ways of working. Health Soc Rev. 2022;31(2):173-92.

Keywords:
Aboriginal young people; Aboriginal youth mental health; mental health; help seeking behavior; indigenous people
juvenile; mental health service; participatory action research; trust; Western Australia

Abstract:
Mainstream youth mental health services struggle to comprehend the connection between colonisation and service provision for Aboriginal young people. This is the consensus agreed by Aboriginal Elders from Perth, Western Australia and young Aboriginal leaders within their communities.