Download or read book Wellbeing and Healing Though Connection and Culture written by Pat Dudgeon and published by . This book was released on 2019-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Report is a review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide and suicide prevention. A literature view was conducted using a Aboriginal perspective and approach. The purpose of this Project is to provide a range of information to enable Lifeline to build on existing cultural awareness and competency so that their services incorporate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives on culturally safe suicide prevention. The Report focusses on trauma, acknowledging that the disproportionately high rates of suicide among Indigenous populations across the world has been identified as a symptom of complex and compounding forms of trauma created by the ongoing process of colonisation. The importance of self-determination and cultural continuity, connections between healing, country and sharing intergenerational cultural knowledge is discussed. The connection between healthy country and health initiatives requires a recognition of the central importance of land to Indigenous peoples' identity, spirituality, community and culture. Social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) is a widely recognised Indigenous health discourse which is fundamental to understanding the risk and protective factors involved in suicide. An SEWB approach should underly any mental health or wellbeing service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.The Report offers pragmatic solutions and ways forward for services such as Lifeline to offer culturally safe services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.