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    “If you don’t speak from the heart, the young mob aren’t going to listen at all”: An invitation for youth mental health services to engage in new ways of working

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    Authors
    Wright, Michael
    Culbong, Tiana
    Crisp, Nikayla
    Biedermann, Britta
    Lin, Ashleigh
    Date
    2019
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Wright, M. and Culbong, T. and Crisp, N. and Biedermann, B. and Lin, A. 2019. “If you don’t speak from the heart, the young mob aren’t going to listen at all”: An invitation for youth mental health services to engage in new ways of working. Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 13 (6): pp. 1506-1512.
    Source Title
    Early Intervention in Psychiatry
    DOI
    10.1111/eip.12844
    ISSN
    1751-7885
    Faculty
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    School
    School of Occupational Therapy, Social Work and Speech Pathology
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    This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Wright, M. and Culbong, T. and Crisp, N. and Biedermann, B. and Lin, A. 2019. “If you don’t speak from the heart, the young mob aren’t going to listen at all”: An invitation for youth mental health services to engage in new ways of working. Early Intervention in Psychiatry [In Press], which has been published in final form at 10.1111/eip.12844.This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving at http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75771
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Purpose: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people are more likely to experience mental health issues or end their life by suicide than non-Aboriginal youth, but are less likely to access mental health services for support. Systemic change is required if mainstream youth mental health services are to be relevant and culturally secure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. Basic procedures: Building Bridges (2017-2019) is a three-year participatory action research project being conducted in partnership with the Nyoongar community and three mainstream youth mental health services in Perth, Western Australia. The project involves Nyoongar Elders and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people working directly with senior management and key staff of youth mental health services to co-design, implement and evaluate a framework for systems change. The aim of the project is to increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people’s engagement with services and improve mental health outcomes for young people and their families. Main findings: This paper outlines the engagement process that underpinned the first phase of the project. Our research methods are premised by an investment in establishing safe spaces for the Elders, young people and service staff to engage in open, honest dialogue. We present two key activities that illustrate this process of building trust and deepening understanding, namely: spending time ‘On Country’ and engaging in a ‘storying’ process. Principal conclusions: Building Bridges demonstrates the centrality of trusting relationships for systemic change and the way in which meaningful engagement is at the core of both the process and the outcome

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