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Dive into the conversation between Professor Pat Dudgeon AM and Phill Moncrieff in the latest episode of Moorditj Minds. Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify 👉 tinyurl.com/mpj5bsp4 #MoorditjMinds #suicideprevention #socialandemotionalwellbeing #cbpatsisp #timhwb

𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐩 𝐃𝐚𝐲 falls on the third Thursday of March each year. It is an awareness event aimed to close the health and life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and non-Indigenous Australians. This year's theme is '𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠.' 🔥 Latest data shows only 3 out of the 19 socio-economic targets laid out in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap are on track. Through greater advocacy, we can work towards a solution together. #NationalClosetheGapDay #health #socialandemotionalwellbeing #suicideprevention #cbpatsisp

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲! St. Patrick's Day occurs annually on the 17th of March, marking the death of Ireland's patron saint, Saint Patrick, with global festivities focused on Irish culture. #StPatricksDay #17March

The 16th to the 22nd of March 2026, marks Harmony Week. 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 is an annual celebration to recognise Australia's 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, bringing together Australians from all backgrounds. It's about 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 and a sense of 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 for everyone. It is also important to focus on the urgency of 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐦, wherever and whenever it arises. 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥.

𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 - 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 🧠 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 🧠 The Strong Spirit Strong Mind Aboriginal Programs team has a key role in the development of knowledge and skills within the alcohol and other drug, mental health, and broader community services sector, to work in culturally secure ways through workforce development initiatives, and to contribute to a skilled Aboriginal workforce for WA. SSSM promotes the uniqueness of Aboriginal culture as a central strength in guiding efforts to manage and reduce mental health and alcohol or other drug related harms in Aboriginal communities. Find out more on the SSSM website here 👉 strongspiritstrongmind.com.au Image Credit: SSSM website #bestpractice #programs #suicideprevention #cbpatsisp #SSSM

"𝐀𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞." ~ Associate Professor Ted Wilkes 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘈/𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧. 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘴’ 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴, 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯. #ClosetheGap #socialandemotionalwellbeing #suicideprevention #cbpatsisp

According to the ABS, suicide was the 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Northern Territory in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024, the age-standardised suicide rate was 𝟐𝟒.𝟗 per 100,000 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, compared to 16.3 for non-Indigenous people. Follow us for the latest updates on Indigenous suicide and our research on Social and Emotion Wellbeing, mental health and suicide prevention. Check out our website for more information 👉 cbpatsisp.com.au #suicideprevention #socialandemotionalwellbeing #sewb #wellbeing

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲! International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8th, commemorating women's fight for equality and liberation along with the women's rights movement. The day gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights and violence and abuse against women. International Women's Day has been around for over a hundred years, as have many of the issues still impacting women. Since 1911, IWD belongs to all who care about gender quality, celebrating women's achievement, raising awareness about discrimination, and taking action to forge gender parity. Celebrate the women in your life today, and everyday! #InternationalWomensDay #IWD #womensrights

Over the past few days, the CBPATSISP and TIMHWB team have had a blast attending the Social and Emotional Wellbeing Gathering 6 in Walyalup on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja! It was a powerful few days, filled with good yarns, wonderful presentations and inspiring panel discussions 🔥

𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 - 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 🧩 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 🧩 The Indigenous Family and Child Connect (IFaCC), run by 𝑲𝒖𝒓𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒊 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service for families in need of some help. Workers will listen and give you and your family a hand to get back on track by connecting you with the service you need. Workers can connect you to local services to help with: 🌟 Supporting your child's behaviour needs 🌟 Building strong family relationships 🌟 Increasing safety at home 🌟 Housing, health care or other Government or Community services 🌟 Plan a budget and manage money 🌟 Alcohol, drug or gambling issues Find out more on the Kurbingui website here 👉 kurbingui.org.au/our-services/y… Image Credit: Kurbingui website #bestpractice #programs #suicideprevention #cbpatsisp #KurbinguiYouth #IFaCC

What are suicide prevention interventions? 👉 Swipe to find out To read more about suicide prevention interventions, read the 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 paper on the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare website 👉 indigenousmhspc.gov.au/publications/s… #suicideprevention #interventions #bestpractice #cbpatsisp #sewb #wellbeing

Connection to culture is just one of the seven domains of Social and Emotional Wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 🔥 Connection to culture includes cultural expression (yarning, ceremony, fire, art, dance, song, storytelling); cultural knowledge (language, protocol, sociocultural norms, lore, moral and ethical practices) and cultural identity (pride, belonging, values). Join Associate Professor Ted Wilkes as he tells us about his own cultural connection and how he looks after his SEWB. This video is part of a series filmed with Associate Professor Ted Wilkes on Social and Emotional Wellbeing, suicide prevention, cultural knowledge, and everything in between. We are grateful to benefit from A/Prof. Wilkes’ wealth of experience across the health and justice systems, social sciences, and living as a proud Noongar man. #socialandemotionalwellbeing #sewb #suicideprevention #connectiontoculture

💚 A 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁-𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 for higher education providers: The 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 (𝘈𝘗𝘈𝘊)’𝘴 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗣𝗔𝗖 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝟯 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆, 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟯.𝟴 The APAC Annexure Guide was developed amid concerns some higher education providers were finding it 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 to understand the definition and purpose of 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟯.𝟴, how to embed 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 into their curricula, and how to 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀 it in their students. The document is intended to guide providers in understanding how cultural responsiveness can be taught and assessed, by giving precedence to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. View the full guide here 👉 apac.au/wp-content/upl… 📲 Or scan the QR code!

The latest Koori Mail issue is out now, featuring column by Belle Selkirk, 𝐍𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟: 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 ✨ Amidst many heavy heart events, such as the failed 2023 Referendum, the rejection of Welcome to Country ceremonies, anti-immigration rallies, the Bondi shooting, the terrorist attack at the Boorloo Invasion Day rally, and daily racism on social media—the teachings of Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) are as important as ever. This column outlines different forms of rest, and how to engage in rest for recovery, reconnection and restoration of balance. Read the full column on the CBPATSISP website here 👉 #cbpatsispinthenews" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cbpatsisp.com.au/news-and-media… #KooriMail #cbpatsisp #rest #socialandemotionalwellbeing #mentalhealth #suicideprevention

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄? The age standardised rate of mortality due to suicide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in 2022 was 29.9 per 100,000 people — up from the 2018 rate of 25.1 per 100,000. 𝗦𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. Learn more about Indigenous suicide rates and methods of prevention in the CBPATSISP paper 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 on the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare website 👉 indigenousmhspc.gov.au/publications/s… Follow us for the latest updates on Indigenous suicide and our research on Social and Emotion Wellbeing, mental health and suicide prevention. Check out our website for more information 👉 cbpatsisp.com.au #suicideprevention #worldsuicidepreventionday #sewb #mentalhealth #wellbeing For help or support in crisis, contact 13YARN at 13 92 76 📞

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According to the ABS, suicide was the 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in South Australia in 2024. This is compared to the 20𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 for non-Indigenous people. Between 2020 and 2024, the age-standardised suicide rate was 𝟑𝟒.𝟖 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This is more than 𝟑 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 the rate for non-Indigenous people. Follow us for the latest updates on Indigenous suicide and our research on Social and Emotion Wellbeing, mental health and suicide prevention. Check out our website for more information 👉 cbpatsisp.com.au #suicideprevention #socialandemotionalwellbeing #sewb #wellbeing

International Mother Language Day is observed annually on the 21st of February. It is a worldwide, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) initiative which promotes linguistic diversity, multilingualism and the preservation of Indigenous languages. It is a day to advocate for language loss and promote the protection of all mother tongues.