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AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGIST
Volume 52, Issue 4, Pages 255-260Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1111/ap.12299
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closing the mental health gap; self-determination; social exclusion; trauma; social and emotional wellbeing; suicide prevention
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Closing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health gap is an urgent national priority. This commentary provides both an overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional well being and mental health and some of the promising initiatives for restoring wellbeing. Solutions for addressing Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander mental health issues require a best of both worlds approach which acknowledges the impact of social and cultural determinants on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing.
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