Development of a growth and empowerment tool (GEM-Youth) co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
The GEM-Youth provides a culturally grounded and validated measure to assess social and emotional well-being and empowerment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in detention settings. This measure has therapeutic and research value that should be further refined and explored. Future research should adapt and validate this tool for use with other groups and settings.
Authors
- Ed Heffernan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7819-6264)
- Scott Harden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7879-8054)
- Alyssa Cormick
- Jessica Elliott
- Megan Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0969-2619)
- Stuart A. Kinner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3956-5343)
- Stephen Stathis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1751-6500)
- Penny Dale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7351-0189)
- Marshall Watson
- Carla Meurk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5792-5229)
- Lisa Wittenhagen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2253-1174)
- James G. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0744-0688)
- Reg J. Fletcher
Institutions
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- Queensland Health (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (AU)
- Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (AU)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674251324819
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61