Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Resources Guide
Welcome to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Resources Guide. This guide contains resources for the area of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and related topics, including databases, web recommendations and a wide range of publications. If you have suggestions for additional guides or require research assistance, please contact the Library or the Aboriginal Health Programs team.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that websites linked in this guide may contain images, voices or names of deceased persons in photographs, film, audio or print material.
The South West Healthcare catchment covers the 59 Family Groups of the Gunditjmara, Eastern Marr and Wadawurrung peoples.
Health Research Resources
South West Healthcare library print collectionAustralian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Informs practice and policy in Indigenous health by making research and other knowledge readily accessible to 'close the gap' in health between Indigenous and other Australians. https://healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/
Lowitja Institute - LIt Search
The Lowitja Institute is Australia’s national institute for Indigenous health research. Its research is built on priorities identified by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. LIt Search is produced by the Lowitja Institute, provides access to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health literature on the PubMed database via 27 search topics. https://www.lowitja.org.au/page/research/lit-search
This websites provides access to the evidence based materials on what works to close the gap on Indigenous disadvantage. It has a general collection of research, checklist and evaluation register and directories.
Victorian Population Health Survey
Podcast
BLA.C.K. Medicine is a health podcast for Indigenous peoples by Indigenous peoples, hosted by Dr Mikayla Couch. Dr Couch is a Bundjalung woman from Tweed Heads and a gynaecology and obstetrics registrar. The podcast talks about a broad range of health topics relevant to Indigenous Australians including medicines, common issues we face, closing the gap, awesome new initiatives, and how you can improve your own health. Listen on SBS NITV radio or Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Culture and Language
Deadly Story is a cultural resource portal that aims to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people who are in out-of-home care, to grow in their knowledge of who they are and where they come from as well as support their growing connection to Culture, Country and Community.
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
VACL are the peak body for Aboriginal Languages revitalization in the state of Victoria, leaders in the field of Language Revitalization, Resources Development, Research, and the archival, development, Aboriginal Language Library and Aboriginal languages digital information.
Gunditjmara Language
The Moyjil website has a collection of common vocabulary as spoken by Joel Wright is a Gunditjmara man and researcher for the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages.
Mental Health Resources
Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia
Gayaa Dhuwi is the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing, mental health, and suicide prevention. As a community controlled organisation, it is governed and controlled by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experts and peak bodies, working in these areas to promote collective excellence in mental health care.
13YARN
13YARN [Thirteen YARN] is the first national crisis support line for mob who are feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping. We offer a confidential one-on-one yarning opportunity with a Lifeline-trained Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Crisis Supporter who can provide crisis support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Dardi Munwurro (Brother to Brother)
Aboriginal men's crisis line and support services.
Thirrili
Thirrili provide emotional and practical support to families impacted by a loss from suicide or other fatal traumatic incidents.
Black Rainbow
Black Rainbow is a national volunteer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBQTIA+SB social enterprise in the pursuit of positive health and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Asexual, Sistergirl and Brotherboys (LGBQTIA+SB).
WellMob
Social, emotional and cultural wellbeing online resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Healing Foundation
The Healing Foundation is a national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation that provides a platform to amplify the voices and lived experience of Stolen Generations survivors and their families. Healing Foundation promote trauma-aware, healing-informed practice to help government, policymakers, and workforces understand their role in intergenerational healing.