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Assignment on Impact of Racism on Indigenous Australians

   

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Running head: MEDIA PORTFOLIO 1Media PortfolioStudent’s NameUniversity Affiliation

MEDIA PORTFOLIO 2ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................2Media Item One...............................................................................................................................3How fits into unit overall and topics discussed or covered..........................................................4How media item contributes to the topics discussion or debate..................................................4Personal reflection on the issue....................................................................................................5Media Item Two..............................................................................................................................5How fits into unit overall and topic discussed or covered...........................................................6How media item contributes to the topics discussion or debate..................................................7Personal reflection on the issue....................................................................................................7Media Item Three............................................................................................................................8How fits into unit overall and topic discussed or covered...........................................................9How media item contributes to the topics discussion or debate..................................................9Personal reflection on the issue..................................................................................................10Media Item Four............................................................................................................................10How fits into unit overall and topic discussed or covered.........................................................11How media item contributes to the topic discussion or debate..................................................12Personal reflection on the issue..................................................................................................12Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................12

MEDIA PORTFOLIO 3References......................................................................................................................................14Media Portfolio: The impact of racism on indigenous Australians relating to suicide andmental illnessIntroductionThe health disadvantages experienced by indigenous Australians have a historical origin. Before 1788, indigenous Australians enjoyed better health than most individuals living in Europe(HealthInfoNet, 2017). This situation changed after the onset of colonisation, and now indigenous communities have higher chances of being diagnosed with the diseases than non-indigenous people. Currently, health disadvantages among the indigenous people are advanced by modern socioeconomic factors, incarnated in social determinants of health (Knibbs & Sly, 2014). Factors such as unemployment, lack of land, poor access to care services and incarceration result in poor health of the indigenous Australians. Racism is a leading cause of mental illnesses and suicide among the indigenous Australians (Priest, Paradies, Gunthorpe, Cairney, & Sayers, 2011). The selected topic for this assignment is the impact of racism on indigenous Australians relating to suicide and mental illness.Racism is a primary factor in the occurrence of mental illnesses and suicide among the indigenous Australians. When indigenous people are discriminated and abused, they tend to develop psychological distress and mental illnesses that can later cause an individual to commit suicide. This assignment will analyse four recent media items from a different source. The selected news articles have themes of racism, mental health and suicide relating to indigenous Australians.

MEDIA PORTFOLIO 4Media Item OneThorpe. N., (2017). Government at all levels failing Australia’s first peoples,’ indigenous leaders. Retrieved from http://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/nitv-news/article/2017/03/16/governments-all-levels-failing-australias-first-peoples-indigenous-leadersAccording to Thorpe (2017), the governments continually disappointed the indigenous people despite bipartisan support. Specifically, the government has failed to close the gap in health inequality between Aboriginal Australians and non-indigenous people. This news article highlights the link between suicide and racism. Based on the article, there is an elaborate link between racism and suicide. This link reveals that there is significant evidence on the harmful impacts of racism. Aboriginal Australians, who experience racism, have higher chances of experiencing anxiety and depression, which consequently increases the risk of suicide. This argument insinuates that racisms increase the risk of adverse mental health effects. Based on this news article, the indigenous people are twice more likely to commit suicidein comparison to non-Aboriginal Australians. The level of psychological distress is also higher among the Aboriginal people than the non-indigenous community. As such, the high incidence of psychological distress increases the risk of suicide by up to three times higher in Aboriginal Australians than non-indigenous people. Thorpe (2017), attempts to offer a remedy to the high prevalence of suicide linked to racism. The author notes that solid government support can help to address the high suicide rates.Besides, support from the non-indigenous community is indispensable in addressing the high rates of suicide among the indigenous people. The support should be designed and offered at the community level for better outcomes.

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