Social and cultural resilience of Aboriginal mothers in prison (SCREAM)

• Reach:

  National

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

The Social and cultural resilience of Aboriginal mothers in prison (SCREAM) project focuses on Indigenous women incarcerated in New South Wales (NSW) and Western Australia (WA). SCREAM seeks to examine ways to address health inequalities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous incarcerated mothers, female carers and mothers in the community. The project will involve Aboriginal women and a broad range of other stakeholders in identifying practical steps to reduce these inequalities. The purposes of the project are to:

• describe the health of Aboriginal mothers in prison and in transition from prison to the community and improve health outcomes for these women
• identify gaps in service delivery and make recommendations to improve integrative service delivery that targets the unique physical and social and emotional wellbeing needs of Aboriginal mothers
• promote culturally safe models of health care for Aboriginal women in prison and in transition from prison to the community.

The SCREAM project team is based out of Perinatal and Reproductive Epidemiology Research Unit (PRERU) at the University of NSW in collaboration with Curtin University, WA, and receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Abstract adapted from the Perinatal and Reproductive Epidemiology Research Unit and the Kirby Institute

Contacts

Social and cultural resilience of Aboriginal mothers in prison (SCREAM)
Perinatal and Reproductive Epidemiology Research Unit
School of Women's and Children's Health
University of New South Wales
Level 2, NcNevin Dickson Building
Sydney Children's Hospital
Randwick NSW 2031
Email: SCREAM@unsw.edu.au

Related publications

Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia (2011)

Social and cultural resilience and emotional well-being of Aboriginal mothers in prison: the SCREAM project.

Paper presented at the Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia Annual State Sector Conference. 12-13 April 2011, Hotel Rendezvous, Scarborough, WA

• Links
• View conference presentation: Social and cultural resilience and emotional well-being of Aboriginal mothers in prison: the SCREAM project (PDF - 1.0 MB)
• View information: Social and cultural resilience and emotional well-being of Aboriginal mothers in prison: the SCREAM project
• View website: Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia

The Kirby Institute (2012)

Highlighting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research at The Kirby Institute.

Sydney: The Kirby Institute

The Australian Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander health program was established at the Kirby Institute in 2007, with an aim to close the gap in the health disparity between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians. The key focus of the Institute's work is sexual health and blood borne viruses, working in collaboration with other key health sectors involved in substance use, offender health, and social and emotional wellbeing research.

This report outlines a number of projects being conducted by the Kirby Institute across Australia. Information for each project includes:

• description of the project
• Aboriginal community involvement
• expected benefits to the community
• investigators
• collaborating organisations
• funding body
• contacts.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

• Links
• View report: Highlighting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research at The Kirby Institute (PDF - 1.2 MB)
• View information: Highlighting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research at The Kirby Institute
• View website: The Kirby Institute

Links

• View information: Social and cultural resilience and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal mothers in prison
• View information: Social and cultural resilience of Aboriginal mothers in prison (SCREAM)
• View information: Social and cultural resilience and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal mothers in prison (PDF - 95.2 KB)
• View website: Perinatal and Reproductive Epidemiology Research Unit