Manual of Resources for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention
This planning tool is based on the principles described in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP).
It shows how communities can plan and lead suicide prevention projects, using essential criteria for success.
Note: This 2017 resource is under review
Source: Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention
Uncle Les Coe yarns with young people about reconnecting with their cultural roots to grow proud and strong.
Source: Desert Pea Media/WNSWPHN
As a fair-skinned Aboriginal woman, Aunty Gloria was caught between two worlds. She has spent her life learning how to honour both through indyamarra (respect), and she talks about expressing the histories and experiences that make people unique.
Source: Desert Pea Media/WNSWPHN
This short film explores the positive influences of music on social and emotional wellbeing and features music from the Kututu Wattleseeds musical collaboration.
Source: Mental Health Association of Central Australia
George’s goal is to provide the kids of his community with direction, while emphasising cultural wisdom and respect for Country, to prevent them from going down the tough path that he has walked before.
Source: Desert Pea Media/WNSWPHN
A free-to-use online mapping tool that works to help people and communities in Western Australia to access health services, including social and emotional wellbeing services, as close as possible to family, home and Country.
Source: Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia
Short resource about strength, healing and supporting younger generations
Source: Trauma & Grief Network
Interview with Paul Callaghan, author, consultant and proud Worimi man from Port Stephens in NSW, who shares his lived experience of depression, and discusses the importance of connection to Aboriginal culture and spirituality for his wellbeing.
Source: Black Dog Institute
Sisters Nerida and Roxanne Lorde talk about their strong bond in the face of the deaths of many family members, and how they find peace amid their grief.
Source: Desert Pea Media/WNSWPHN
Aunty Anne Dennis joins the dots between the decimation of Aboriginal culture, and the impact of grief and trauma on Aboriginal people’s day-to-day lives. She talks about improving social and emotional wellbeing by reintroducing cultural knowledge back into young people’s lives.
Source: Desert Pea Media