This position paper explores possible repercussions of the Corona Virus (COVID-19) response for Indigenous Australians in higher education. Focusing on Western Australian universities' swift migration to online learning, halfway through a teaching semester, we identify risks at intersection between educational and digital inequities, illustrated by author experiences working an Education Unit. Considering our observations students' recent experiences, argue that pre-existing divide Australia...

A lack of appropriate care and discrimination in healthcare settings likely compounds the existing risks to mental health well-being for Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer/questioning, asexual (LGBTQA+) young people. The current study contributes findings from LGBTQA+ people's perspectives on their service needs preferences. Data consists qualitative interviews focus groups with N = 14 people aged 14-25 years Boorloo (Perth), Western Australia. data was...

Among some Indigenous peoples, the Seventh Generation philosophy refers to idea that our present actions affect future generations of earth and its inhabitants (Hill, n.d.). Accordingly, it is important move through world with next seven in mind. As scholars, we consider implications “thinking” has for developmental science. Specifically, imagine potential an strengths-based approach science promote healing, growth, flourishing futures. Towards this end, offer a conceptualization what...

Mobile technologies are omnipresent across adolescent life and require better characterization of their potential benefits. Adolescents also experience high rates daily stress so that investigating youths’ technology use in relation to response is practical importance. We employed sampling data from a subset 115 youths ( n = 1,241 time points) who reported on technology-based coping assessed how these related emotion change throughout the day controlled for important covariates. Models...

Previous Experience Sampling Method (ESM) studies demonstrate that adolescents’ daily emotional states are heavily influenced by their immediate social context. However, despite adolescence being a risk period for exposure to stressors, research has yet examine the influence of peers on responses stressors encountered in life. Adolescents ( N = 108) from low-SES school completed ESM reports context, minor and emotions, 5 times day 7 days. Based previous findings peer context is experienced...

It is likely that young people who are both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ would be at increased risk for poor mental health outcomes due to the layered impacts of discrimination they experience; however, there very little empirical evidence focused on wellbeing people. The current study represents a qualitative exploration among This consisted semi-structured interviews focus groups with aged 14–25 years old in Perth metropolitan area Western Australia. Thematic analysis...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are increasingly completing university at rates higher than their male counterparts. However, the reasons for this trend, including factors that support Indigenous women's determination to persist with study, remain undocumented in literature. We applied a strengths-based approach determine enabled eight success university. In project devised, designed facilitated by degrees, participants were invited contribute yarning circle discussion where they...

There has been scant exploration of the social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) young Indigenous populations that identify as LGBTQA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Asexual +). Given vulnerability this cohort living in Western settler colonial societies, wider investigation is called for to respond their needs, experiences aspirations. This paper summarizes existing research on topic highlighting lack scholarship intersection youth, Indigeneity, SEWB. The takes a...

Previous Experience Sampling Method (ESM) studies demonstrate that adolescents’ daily emotional states are heavily influenced by their immediate social context. However, despite adolescence being a...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ+ peoples face an elevated risk for poor health social-emotional wellbeing, suggesting that this patient group are likely to attend community services. However, the current practices of those who deliver care unknown. Utilising mixed methods (survey; n = 197; focus groups interviews; 56), we explored practices, confidence, knowledge, training needs working with clients among Western Australian service workers. Participants were predominately from...

A central question for the exploratory Aboriginal and LGBTQ+ researcher led project 'Breaking Silence: Being Indigenous identifying LGBTQ+' (Breaking Silence) is how provision of genuinely inclusive service responses Torres Strait Islander people as can be developed. This article presents qualitative findings this mixed-methods research to show organizational staff working in health, education social support services Western Australia consider identity/experience. Analysis written, interview...

The lived experience of being LGBT+ and an Aboriginal person was a major focus the mixed methods Breaking Silence research project led by researchers. participants were invited to respond survey that canvassed how they included accepted within their own families, on social media, dating apps wider community. analysis discussion findings from examine issues discrimination, racism, homophobia what belonging community means for intersectional identities. show while do microaggressions...

Abstract Although there have been repeated calls for empirical evaluations focused on if and how the activities of Indigenous Education Units contribute to student success at university, data demonstrating outcomes these remain scarce. As a first step in addressing this gap, case study Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre is presented which documents development implementation its strategy. Informed by research that identifies range different barriers enablers success, strategy was built around...

While a significant minority cohort, Australian Aboriginal women are increasingly attending university. However, their experiences remain largely undocumented in the literature. This study focused on experience of eight female students who completed an Indigenous-only bridging course where they watched film, Educating Rita, about working-class woman The protagonist was catalyst for yarning circle which captured participants' free-flowing conversation barriers and motivators at Thematic...