Drawing Wellbeing: findings from an art-based exploration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
This study provides critical insights into the holistic, relational, and culturally embedded nature of wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, offering essential groundwork for developing culturally appropriate measurement tools and interventions with important implications for research, policy, and service provision.
Authors
- Maryanne Theobald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2101-6135)
- Kate Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1214-2001)
- Cammi Murrup-Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4442-3238)
- Darren Garvey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1374-0924)
- Oliver Black (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1252-4878)
- M. HOWELL
- Michelle Dickson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0713-7803)
- Kirsten Howard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0918-7540)
- Gail Garvey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5065-5716)
- Taleah Carson
- Alana Gall
- Tasha-Jade Cole
- Justin Wilkey
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Curtin University (AU)
- First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba (CA)
- Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (AU)
- Southern Cross University (AU)
- Induk University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2026.2644588
- Primary Topic
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00