Development of a growth and empowerment tool (GEM-Youth) co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025

Background: The Growth and Empowerment Measure was developed by for Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander adults to measure social emotional well-being empowerment. This study aimed co-design validate a version of the with young people experiencing youth detention. Method: 103 detention participated. Participants directed seven adaptations from create Measure-Youth (GEM-Youth). 78 participants completed GEM-Youth 7 57 both full Kessler psychological distress scale (K10). Cronbach’s alpha inter-item correlations were calculated two components GEM-Youth: how I feel about myself thinking my everyday life. Associations between K10 scores quantified using Pearson’s correlation. Results: How questions had mean correlation (0.21) good internal consistency (α = 0.80). Thinking life 0.18 α 0.69. showed strong negative ( r (55) –0.61, [95% confidence interval: –0.42, –0.75] p < 0.001) K10. moderate (–0.31, −0.05, −0.52] 0.02). Implications: provides culturally grounded validated assess empowerment in settings. has therapeutic research value that should be further refined explored. Future adapt this tool use other groups

Язык: Английский

Healing the Past by Nurturing the Future: trauma-aware, healing-informed care to improve support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families – implementation and evaluation study protocol

BMJ Open, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(7), С. e085555 - e085555

Опубликована: Июль 1, 2024

Complex trauma can have serious impacts on the health and well-being of Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander families. The perinatal period represents a 'critical window' for recovery transforming cycles into healing. Healing Past by Nurturing Future (HPNF) project aims to implement evaluate programme strategies improve support islander families experiencing complex trauma.

Язык: Английский