Aboriginal mothers in prison in Australia: a study of social, emotional and physical wellbeing.

CONCLUSIONS: Aboriginal mothers in prison have significant health needs associated with physical and mental health, and psychological distress. Implications for public health: Adoption of social and emotional wellbeing as an explanatory framework for culturally secure healthcare in prison is essential to improving health outcomes of Aboriginal mothers in prison in Australia.
PMID: 30994971 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - April 16, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sullivan EA, Kendall S, Chang S, Baldry E, Zeki R, Gilles M, Wilson M, Butler T, Levy M, Wayland S, Cullen P, Jones J, Sherwood J Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research