VOLUME 2: The social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal children and young people
Content of Volume
2
This volume reports on the social and emotional wellbeing of
Aboriginal children and young people, particularly protective and
risk factors that shape the development of both their physical and
mental health.
Area
classifications
To better describe the geographic diversity of Western Australia
and the marked differences in access to basic services, cultures
and health outcomes experienced by Aboriginal people living in
remote areas of the state, two geographic classifications are
used:
Level of Relative Isolation (LORI). LORI was developed
specifically to describe WAACHS data. The classification more
appropriately reflects differences in culture, access to services
and health outcomes for Aboriginal children, particularly those
living in isolated areas. See Glossary to learn more.
ATSIC regions. Since the release of Volume 1 in 2004, the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) has been
replaced by the Office for Indigenous Policy Coordination. As a
consequence, regions administered by ATSIC Regional Councils were
replaced by Indigenous Coordination Centres (ICCs). See Glossary to
learn more.
Volume 2 comprises
eight chapters together with Appendices and a Glossary. PDF files
are available for either the complete volume or for each component
of the volume.
pdf document Complete main volume
Components of the main
volume:
pdf document Cover
pdf document Citation, Forward, Contents, About
this publication, Preface
pdf document Chapter 1: The survey - Objectives,
design and process
pdf document Chapter 2: The emotional and
behavioural health of Aboriginal children and young
people
pdf document Chapter 3: Factors associated with
the emotional and behavioural health of Aboriginal children and
young people
pdf document Chapter 4: Health risk behaviours in
Aboriginal young people aged 12-17 years
pdf document Chapter 5: Social and emotional
wellbeing of Aboriginal young people aged 12-17 years
pdf document Chapter 6: Use of Mental Health
Services
pdf document Chapter 7: Forced separation from
natural family, forced relocation from traditional country or
homeland, and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal children
and young people
pdf document Chapter 8: Improving the social and
emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal children and young
people
pdf document Appendices
pdf document Glossary
Additional
Notes
The following notes are additional to the analysis presented in
Chapter 7 of the main volume. They focus on forced separation from
natural family, forced relocation from traditional country or
homeland, and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal children
and young people, with an extended analysis of how outcomes differ
by the age of the child's carers.
Chapter 7 Additional Notes