IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 15626: A Culturally Responsive Trauma-Informed Public Health Emergency Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities in Australia, Developed during COVID-19
IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 15626: A Culturally Responsive Trauma-Informed Public Health Emergency Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities in Australia, Developed during COVID-19
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph192315626
Authors:
Simon Graham
Ilias Kamitsis
Michelle Kennedy
Christina Heris
Tess Bright
Shannon K. Bennetts
Kimberley A Jones
Renee Fiolet
Janine Mohamed
Caroline Atkinson
Catherine Chamberlain
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic impacted peoples’ livelihoods and mental wellbeing. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia continue to experience intergenerational trauma associated with colonization and may experience trauma-related distress in response to government responses to public health emergencies. We aimed to develop a culturally responsive trauma-informed public health emergency response framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led study involved: (i) a review of trauma-informed public health emergency responses to develop a draft framework (ii) interviews with 110 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents about how COVID-19 impacted their lives, and (iii) a workshop with 36 stakeholders about pandemic experiences using framework analysis to refine a culturally responsive trauma-informed framework. The framework included: an overarching philosophy (c...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Simon Graham Ilias Kamitsis Michelle Kennedy Christina Heris Tess Bright Shannon K. Bennetts Kimberley A Jones Renee Fiolet Janine Mohamed Caroline Atkinson Catherine Chamberlain Tags: Article Source Type: research
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