ArticleThe Australian journal of rural health2022
Co-designing research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers of mental health services, mental health workers, elders and cultural healers.
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- Epigenetic Echoes: Bridging Nature, Nurture, and Healing Across Generations.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Co-design in healthcare with and for First Nations Peoples of the land now known as Australia: a narrative review.International journal for equity in health · 2025Review
- Decolonisation, Indigenous health research and Indigenous authorship: sharing our teams' principles and practices.The Medical journal of Australia · 2024Article
- Walking together in friendship: Learning about cultural safety in mainstream mental health services through Aboriginal Participatory Action Research.The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Awareness and understanding of concussion among Aboriginal Australians with high health literacy.Concussion (London, England) · 2024Article
- First Nations and Inuit mental health and the Non-Insured Health Benefits program: Urgent priorities for evaluation.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2024Article
- Truth telling and truth witnessing: results from a transformative experiential learning program between Aboriginal Elders and non-Aboriginal researchers.Australian journal of psychology · 2024Article
- Co-designing research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers of mental health services, mental health workers, elders and cultural healers.The Australian journal of rural health · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThe disparity in mental health outcomes compared with non-Indigenous Australians means that there is an urgent need to develop an evidence base around how services can better support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. A critical first step is to embed cultural safety into research methodologies.
objectiveHere, we aim to establish the foundation of a research project through co-designing a qualitative interview with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers and community members about experiences of cultural safety with mainstream mental health services.
designVoices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples must be empowered across all stages of research. An Aboriginal-led research team conducted focus groups to understand clear, sensitive, and culturally appropriate ways of asking about experiences in mental health care, to co-design an interview on this topic. Participants were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers of mental health services, carers, mental health workers, Elders and Cultural Healers, living in Metropolitan and Regional Western Australia.
findingsResults suggest that Indigenous governance, together with investing in ongoing, and meaningful cultural awareness and cultural safety training (cultural awareness being a first step towards safety) for non-Indigenous researchers, together with taking the time to build respectful partnerships with communities through ongoing consultation, were appropriate and comprehensive methods of co-designing an interview. DISCUSSION: The process of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in research is as important as the outcome. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership, self-determination, and relationship building with communities are essential.
conclusionEmpowering co-design methodologies are flexible, iterative, and ensure that the experiences and views of participants are valued, leading to more meaningful results.
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