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  • Closing the Gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Suicide: A Social-Emotional Wellbeing Service Innovation Project

    Author(s)
    Skerrett, Delaney Michael
    Gibson, Mandy
    Darwin, Leilani
    Lewis, Suzie
    Rallah, Rahm
    De Leo, Diego
    Griffith University Author(s)
    De Leo, Diego
    Skerrett, Delaney M.
    Gibson, Mandy C.
    Year published
    2018
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    Abstract
    Objective: The suicide rate for Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people is over four times that of their non-Indigenous counterparts, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children (under 15) dying by suicide at 12 times the non-Indigenous rate.There is a need for interventions that are culturally validated and community-endorsed. The aim of this article is to describe the design andimplementation of a group-based intervention, as well to report the results of the various qualitative and quantitative measures.Method: Sixty-one Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons aged 11–21 years completed ...
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    Objective: The suicide rate for Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people is over four times that of their non-Indigenous counterparts, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children (under 15) dying by suicide at 12 times the non-Indigenous rate.There is a need for interventions that are culturally validated and community-endorsed. The aim of this article is to describe the design andimplementation of a group-based intervention, as well to report the results of the various qualitative and quantitative measures.Method: Sixty-one Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons aged 11–21 years completed a social–emotional wellbeing (SEWB) programat headspace Inala. Data were available through to 2-month follow-up for 49 participants. The program was designed and delivered in collab-oration with the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.Results: There was a statistically significant decrease in suicidal ideation experienced by the participants after completing the program. Qual-itative measures indicated that participants experienced improved understanding of holistic health and an increased number of coping skills.Conclusions: Not only was this the first evaluated intervention in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth to ever report a decrease inindividual suicidality, the program was carefully designed and implemented in consultation with community in a culturally sensitive mannerand thus provides an invaluable framework for future SEWB work.
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    Journal Title
    Australian Psychologist
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/ap.12277
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    This publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
    Subject
    Psychology not elsewhere classified
    Psychology
    Cognitive Sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/344164
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