Alcohol and drug treatment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

This factsheet highlights some key considerations when providing culturally secure and effective alcohol and other drug treatment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Source: Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre

Suggested for: Clinicians & Front Line Workers, Communities, PHNs & Funding Organisations
Categories: ∘ Cultural Understanding & Respect ∘, ∘ Promoting Resilience & Preventing Suicide ∘, Information/Booklet

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Glossary of Healing Terms

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Clinicians & Front Line Workers, Communities, PHNs & Funding Organisations

Glossary of Healing Terms

∘ Cultural Understanding & Respect ∘, ∘ Promoting Resilience & Preventing Suicide ∘, ∘ Responding to Crisis ∘, Checklist/Tool, Commissioning

Woven Together: Yarns Heal artwork

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Communities, Families, Friends & Elders, Individuals, Young People

This artwork was created by graphic artist Riki Salam for the Yarns Heal - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQ+, BrotherBoy and Sistergirl Suicide Prevention Campaign, in collaboration with Indigilez, Gar'band'jee'lum and the Yarns Heal Community working group. This resource describes how the artwork was created and the meaning of its symbols. Source: Yarns Heal - funded by Brisbane North PHN

∘ LGBTIQ+ ∘, ∘ Promoting Resilience & Preventing Suicide ∘, ∘ Staying Safe & Well ∘, Website/Database

Yarn-safe – Mental Health and Wellbeing

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Families, Friends & Elders, Individuals, Young People

This fact sheet discusses mental health and wellbeing challenges, and how young people can look after themselves and seek support when they need it. Source: Headspace

∘ Promoting Resilience & Preventing Suicide ∘, ∘ Staying Safe & Well ∘, ∘ Support in Tough Times ∘, Information/Booklet