Policies aimed at reducing youth suicide will fail if they don't acknowledge the cumulative effects of history, associated intergenerational trauma and ongoing violence towards Indigenous Australians.
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Poverty and social exclusion play a big role in Indigenous child suicide. The causes are complex but we know enough to act now to reduce the number of deaths in our communities.
The trial of the cashless welfare card, to control unhealthy spending in Indigenous communities, is being expanded partly due to emotive well-funded campaigns. Meanwhile, evidence is being ignored.
A new report recognises that no two Indigenous suicides are identical, then skilfully identifies common themes for informing responses that have the potential to save lives.
Results of a new audit tell a tale that is, sadly, all-too-familiar across the Top End of Australia.
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Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University
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Professor, The Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention, the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia
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Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor Curtin Medical School Public Health Physician, Curtin University
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Lecturer in Mental Health, Centre for Remote Health, Flinders University
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Faculty of Arts Indigenous Postdoctoral Fellow, Indigenous and Settler Relations Collaboration, University of Melbourne
