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Patterns and trends in mortality of Western Australian infants, children and young people 1980-2008

This report is the third in a series examining patterns and trends in mortality among Western Australian infants, children and young people, and covers...

Violence Risk Assessment in Australian Aboriginal Offender Populations: A Review of the Literature

The utilization of violence risk instruments in forensic populations is increasing and a plethora of empirical investigations support their ability to...

Aboriginal children and penicillin injections for rheumatic fever: How much of a problem is injection pain?

We explore young Aboriginal people's and clinicians' experience of injection pain for the 10 years of penicillin injections young people are prescribed.

Aboriginal parent support: A partnership approach

Our aim was to identify program elements, exploring participants’ perceptions of the program's suitability, feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness.

The emerging role of the urban-based aboriginal peer support worker: A Western Australian study

Aboriginal Peer Support Workers identified their emerging integral role in the development of this unique culturally acceptable home visiting support for Aboriginal parents

Closing the gaps in and through Indigenous health research: Guidelines, processes and practices

Research in Aboriginal contexts remains a vexed issue given the ongoing inequities and injustices in Indigenous health.

Addressing the relationship between racism and inequality in suicide...

In 2009 over 40 leading researchers and academics from across Australia signed the Boatshed Racism Roundtable Declaration that proposed four areas of action...

Relevance of Aboriginal Peer-Led Parent Support: Strengthening the Child Environment in Remote Areas

This research highlights the critical emerging role of peer support workers in home visiting family support in a remote area of Australia

Antenatal services for Aboriginal women: the relevance of cultural competence

Due to persistent significantly poorer Aboriginal perinatal outcomes, the Women's and Newborns' Health Network, require a comprehensive appraisal...