Topics: Social issues

Identifying psychosocial mediators of health amongst Indigenous Australians for the Heart Health Project

1 October, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 4  Cardiovascular disease  Social issues  Victoria  

Reilly RE, Doyle J, Bretherton D, Rowley KG, Harvey JL, et al. (2008)
Identifying psychosocial mediators of health amongst Indigenous Australians for the Heart Health Project.
Ethnicity and Health;13(4):351-373

The challenge of ‘closing the gaps’ in Indigenous socioeconomic outcomes

28 August, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 3  Policy  Research  Social issues  

Altman J, Biddle N, Hunter B (2008)
The challenge of ‘closing the gaps’ in Indigenous socioeconomic outcomes. (CAEPR Topical issue no. 8/2008)
Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research

Implementing an Aboriginal perspective into any everyday early childhood environment [guidelines].

30 July, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 3  Environment  Children  Social issues  

Wilson G (2008)
Implementing an Aboriginal perspective into any everyday early childhood environment [guidelines].
Childcare and Children’s Health;11(1):1-6

Launch of publication: Indigenous identity in contemporary psychology: dilemmas, developments, directions

2 July, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 3  Cultural ways  Social and emotional wellbeing  Social issues  

An important new publication - ‘Indigenous identity in contemporary psychology: dilemmas, developments, directions’ - was launched at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies of Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia on 30 April.

Strengthening Aboriginal family functioning: what works and why?

1 April, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 2  Family  Social issues  

Walker R, Shephard C (2008)
Strengthening Aboriginal family functioning: what works and why?

Social justice report 2007

1 April, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 2  Family violence  Substance use  Social issues  

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner(2008)
Social justice report 2007.

Native title report 2007

1 April, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 2  Physical environment  Social issues  

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (2008)
Native title report 2007.

Child protection Australia 2006-07

1 April, 2008 | Posted in Population  Children  Social issues  

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Child protection Australia 2006-07.

Health Interactive Technology Network (HITnet)

1 April, 2008 | Posted in Vol 8 No 2  Substance use  Alcohol misuse  Social and emotional wellbeing  Social issues  

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