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Australia's first people their social and emotional well-being / Lyn Littlefield and Pat Dudgeon.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Littlefield, Lyn.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public Health.
- Local Subjects:
- Public Health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (3 pages)
- Contained In:
- UN Chronicle Vol. 47, no. 2, p. 39-41 47:2<39 15643913
- Place of Publication:
- New York : United Nations, 2012.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians make up 2.5 per cent of the Australian population and continue to suffer disproportionately from the consequences of European settlement. The life expectancy for Indigenous Australians is 10 years lower than that of other Australians; the death rates for Indigenous people are twice as high across all age groups; and intentional self-harm was the leading cause of death from external causes for Indigenous males between 2001 and 2005.' Although definitive national data about the incidence and prevalence of mental health disorders among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians is not available, it is clear there are enormous disparities in mental health outcomes for Indigenous people.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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