Menges, Jack R., Caltabiano, Marie L., Clough, Alan, and White, Tim (2024) Ending the cycle: the effects of a trauma-informed program operating in a remote Indigenous community. Australian Aboriginal Studies, 1. pp. 29-45.

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Abstract

The Reset program has been running in the remote Cape York community of Aurukun since 2019. It aims to empower Indigenous men through a trauma- informed, skills-based approach. This study explores the impacts of participating in the Reset program. A community-driven, qualitative evaluation of the effects of the program was conducted. Semi-structured interviews were completed with 25 members of the Aurukun community. Fourteen interviews were with current or former participants in the Reset program. Eleven interviews were with family members of participants, five of whom were also community Elders. Results indicated that participants in the program experienced multi-faceted benefits to their wellbeing, including emotional, psychological, cultural, physical, and social components. The implications of these findings as well as the program’s capacity to work towards the self-determined goals of the Aurukun community are discussed.

Item ID:	84241
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	0729-4352
Keywords:	trauma-informed program, Indigenous community, well-being
Date Deposited:	02 Dec 2024 22:52
FoR Codes:	52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5203 Clinical and health psychology > 520304 Health psychology @ 100%
SEO Codes:	21 INDIGENOUS > 2103 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health > 210399 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health not elsewhere classified @ 50% 20 HEALTH > 2002 Evaluation of health and support services > 200206 Health system performance (incl. effectiveness of programs) @ 50%
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