Action description:
The Safety and Wellbeing Program is about making communities safer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and enabling them to enjoy similar levels of physical, emotional and social wellbeing as those enjoyed by non-Indigenous people. Social and emotional wellbeing services deliver holistic, trauma-informed support for individuals and families to improve social and emotional wellbeing, including counselling, case management, cultural healing, group therapy, community engagement and outreach.
Priority reform:
Priority Reform Two
Outcome:
Outcome 01
Outcome 14
Status:
Existing
Is this Indigenous specific?:
Yes
Indicators:
Outcome14 Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people reporting experiencing psychological distress. Intentional self-harm mortality rate (suicide), Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people reporting experiencing psychological distress,
Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people reporting experiencing psychological distress, Proportion of people reported experiencing one or more barriers accessing health services, Mental health related disorders mortality rates
Responsible Ministers:
Minister for Indigenous Australians
Resourcing:
$70.0 million
Delivery timeframe:
Ongoing.
Agency:
National Indigenous Australians Agency