COVID-19 recovery for Indigenous communities must be Indigenous-led

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2021-09-21 03:00

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A self-determination approach is vital for the recovery of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a collaborative working party. A group of Aboriginal academics, wellbeing and health experts, community health organisations and elders have put together a framework for recovery from the mental health, social and economic impacts of the virus. The group say an Indigenous-led approach is the most important thing, with funding required to develop the necessary workforce and infrastructure to effectively provide health and other services in communities that need it.

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conference: Australian Journal of Social Issues

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Organisation/s: The University of Western Australia, University of Canberra, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), The Australian National University

Funder: This work was supported by the Medical Research Future Fund [grant number APP1178803].

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