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A landmark new report on the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal children
Aboriginal researcher Annette Stokes has been awarded the Fiona Stanley Medal for her commitment to improving child health and wellbeing.
Are you a young person (14-25 years old) who is Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and LGBTIQ?
Honorary
Honorary Emeritus Fellow
Director of First Nations Strategy and Leadership; Head, First Nations Health and Equity Research
Head, Infectious Disease Implementation Research
Currently, there are few robustly evaluated social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) measures available for use with Aboriginal youth in research, policy, and practice.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a preventable, lifelong disability that disproportionately affects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This review provides a comprehensive synthesis of the available information on FASD among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with reference to the limitations on population-based data and evaluated programs.
Asha Jeffrey Bowen Cannon BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD FAHMS OAM BSc(Hons) BBus PhD Head, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Health Economist