Supporting recovery, healing and wellbeing with Aboriginal communities of the southeast coast of Australia: a practice-based study of an Aboriginal community-controlled health organisation’s response to cumulative disasters
The paper suggests crafting responses that focus on assisting communities (re)gain their sense of belonging, hope for the future, control over their lives and their capacities to care for and to be cared for by Country, are key to both enhancing healing, health and well-being and harnessing the strengths of communities.
Authors
- Sue-Anne Cutmore
- Mim Fox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9603-0612)
- Chris Degeling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4279-3443)
- Julaine Allan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9299-5866)
- Kristine Falzon
- Summer May Finlay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6749-180X)
- Ruth Everingham
- Katarzyna Olcoń (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3459-3823)
- Lynne Keevers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0929-7571)
- Samantha Lukey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7844-3539)
- Maria Mackay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7706-7890)
- Padmini Pai
Institutions
- Charles Sturt University (AU)
- University of Canberra (AU)
- University of Wollongong (AU)
- Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (AU)
- Tharawal Aboriginal (AU)
- Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia (AU)
- University of New England (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2024-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11546-3
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.53
Funders
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council