Analyzing the Impact of Aboriginal Mental Health Policy in Australia

This discussion board post analyzes the effects of the Aboriginal Mental Health and Well-being Policy on the health of Aboriginal Australians. It highlights the policy's efforts to provide support and counseling for mental health issues, fostering a sense of responsibility and well-being within the community. The adoption of a specialized health model aims to provide equitable treatment. Positive outcomes include a reported reduction in mental health issues among the Aboriginal community. The discussion also addresses the challenges of racism and its detrimental impact on mental health, citing factors such as low income and unemployment as contributing to increased risk of obesity, poor mental health, and suicide. The post concludes by emphasizing the significance of addressing racism to improve mental health outcomes within the Aboriginal community. Desklib provides similar solved assignments for students.

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INDIGINEOUS HEALTH

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Well-being of Aboriginal Australians
The policies of government affect the health of Aboriginal community in positive
manner, in this discussion the effects of “Aboriginal Mental Health and Well Being Policy” on
the health and wellbeing of the Aboriginal Australian is discussed. The policy provides various
supports to the community by providing efficient care through partnership with other institutions.
In this policy, government organizes various problems to provide counseling to the individual
with suffered from mental health problems (Ridani, et al., 2015). The programs were also
developed by the government to accomplish the sense of responsibility and wellbeing among the
Aboriginal Australian community. The supports are provided to all people ages and facilitate
positive change among the community.
In this policy, health model is adopted by the government to provide effective treatment
by through specialized staff member so that similar treatment is provided to the Aboriginal
community in comparison to other communities (Akbar & Hallak, 2019). This leads positive
effects among the health and well being of Aboriginal community that is in the year 2018, the
mental health of the Aboriginal community reduced up to 30%. This reduces the depression and
anxiety among the youngsters which all from the Aboriginal community in Australia (Kilcullen,
Swinbourne, & Cadet‐James, 2018). Further, there are various causes of increasing mental health
of Aboriginal such as low income, unemployment etc.
Reply to post
I agree with the post that racism increase discrimination among the individual due to
race, ethnic origin and it increase various issues which includes harassment, violence and various
other activities. Therefore, it influences the health of the individual in negative manner because
of lack of resources, funds and other opportunity. This affects the health such as it raises obesity,
poor mental health as well as also increases the risk and challenge of suicide (Dudgeon et al.,
2014). I also believe that racism is also the major challenge in comparison to other setting
because of effects mental health due to racism.

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References
Akbar, S. & Hallak, R., 2019. Identifying Business Practices Promoting Sustainability in
Aboriginal Tourism Enterprises in Remote Australia. Sustainability, 11(17), p.4589.
Dudgeon, P., Milroy, H. & Walker, R., 2014. Working Together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice. 2nd ed. Canberra:
Commonwealth of Australia.
Kilcullen, M., Swinbourne, A. & Cadet‐James, Y., 2018. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
health and wellbeing: Social emotional wellbeing and strengths‐based psychology.
Clinical Psychologist, 22(1), pp.16-26.
Ridani, R. et al., 2015. Suicide prevention in Australian Aboriginal communities: a review of
past and present programs. Suicide and Life
‐Threatening Behavior , 45(1), pp.111-40.