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This paper discusses the findings and the research process undertaken thus far for the Looking Forward Aboriginal Mental Health Project.
Risk averse practice has dominated the child protection field for decades, with high-profile child deaths, ever-tightening surveillance, and regulation of families. In this context, the practice of social work as ‘risk work’ including the use of risk assessment tools has been subject to substantial scholarly investigation. Less attention has been paid to the community organisations that play a central role in supporting child protection-involved parents. Based on interviews with Australian community workers, we examine their negotiation of the parent support/parent risk dichotomy.
Building Bridges demonstrates the centrality of trusting relationships for systemic change and the way in which meaningful engagement is at the core of both the process and the outcome
The emergence of Indigenous researchers into the public health research sector presents a challenge to what have traditionally been Western-based research...
Cultural Competence
The Looking Forward Project is the story of our work with the Nyoongar community working together with mental health and drug and alcohol service providers...
The HEAL Network aims to strengthen the Australian health system and community resilience to climate change, extreme events, and environmental degradation.