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Grant Application for Indigenous Prisoners

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Grant Application for Indigenous Prisoners

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Running head: GRANT APPLICATION FOR INDIGENOUS PRISONERS
GRANT APPLICATION FOR INDIGENOUS PRISONERS
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Table of Contents
Population and health issues............................................................................................................2
Project description...........................................................................................................................3
Objectives........................................................................................................................................5
Working in partnership with others.................................................................................................9
Sustainability.................................................................................................................................10
References......................................................................................................................................11
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Population and health issues
The aboriginal or “indigenous” population of Australia are the country’s native
population. The health conditions of the aboriginal people of the country are in much worse state
than the non-native people and this poses as a problem for the overall national health standards
of Australia. The western colonization in Australia has greatly affected the health of the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) women. The dramatically altered socio-economic
condition and a shift in the environmental aspects have been the key reasons for the health of the
aboriginals to become deteriorated (Shepherd & Phillips, 2016). Among the aboriginal women,
the ones who are currently in prison have even more deplorable health conditions. The health of
the imprisoned aboriginal women is the worse among all the racial and ethnic groups of the
country. 34 percent of the total incarcerated population of the country is made up of Australian
aboriginal women. The rate of incarceration across Australia has increased significantly except
for South Australia. The number of inmates in the Australian prisons rose by 69 percent in 2016
when compared to the number of 2015. The native population of Australia makes up for 2.5
percent of Australia’s total population. Most of them live in the Northern Territory and new
South wales, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (Shepherd et al., 2017).
According to the Department of Health (DoH), the total imprisoned aboriginals constitute 27
percent of the total number of prisoners in Australia.
There is a stark variation in the percentage growth in the number of female prisoners to
be incarcerated over the last decade as compared to the percentage of the males for the same. The
female imprisonment rate grew a startling 42 percent as compared to a 24 percent for the males.
Australian aboriginal females are the fastest growing population in the country. Aboriginal
females are also the most incarcerated population in the country with 404 indigenous females to
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be imprisoned per 100,000 adult inmates in Australia. 90 percent of the jailed women in the
Northern Territory are indigenous.
The most severe health issue among the imprisoned aboriginal women is exposure to
sexually transmitted infections, as most of them are prone to being sexually active without any
protection due to the restrictions and confinement of prisons. Indigenous imprisoned women
have reported high numbers of STIs while being detained (Shepherd et al., 2016). The
percentage of aboriginal women with STIs rose dramatically before and after a year of
indictment. Physical and sexual abuse is another major problem that is faced by the aboriginal
female inmates. Rampant activities within the prison is a major reason for the imprisoned
females to have blood related diseases. Unprotected piercings, getting tattoos, intravenous drug
use are all primary causes for a high number of aboriginal female inmates to have poor health.
In recent studies, mental health of these female aboriginal inmates has become a serious
issue that needs to be addressed as soon as possible. Anxiety, depression, schizophrenia and
personality disorder are only some of the most severe mental health problems that are faced by
these women. The number of aboriginal female inmates with mental health issues is significantly
higher than the male inmates with mental health problems (Black et al., 2015). PTSD is another
major thing to affect the women inmates of indigenous origin, which often lead them towards
substance abuse. Almost 60 percent of the incarcerated aboriginal females are suffering from
mental health problems who also are prey to substance abuse.
Project description
Such poor physical and mental health problems among the aboriginal imprisoned females
in Australia are widespread and this is a serious issue that needs to be addressed as soon as
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