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Jocelyn Jones
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Journal article
Aboriginal deaths in custody in Western Australian prisons
This article provides an overview of the nature and adequacy of culturally appropriate health services within Western Australian prisons based on coroner findings on Aboriginal deaths in custody between 2019 to 2023. The findings reported substandard quality of supervision, care and treatment. The article calls for implementation of recommendations from Australian government inquiries.
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Wangkiny Yirra “Speaking Up” project: First Nations women and children with disability and their experiences of family and domestic violence
This research project aimed to engage with First Nations communities and key stakeholders in Western Australia to gain an understanding of their experiences of family violence, document their observations and experiences of barriers and/or enablers to seeking assistance and support, and make recommendations for future culturally safe prevention and protection programs.
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Changing direction: mental health needs of justice-involved young people in Australia
This report presents findings on the mental health of 465 justice-involved young people. Findings are drawn from a wider survey of the mental, sexual and reproductive health of young people (14–17 years old) in contact with the justice system conducted in Queensland and Western Australia between 2016 and 2018.
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Holistic primary health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners: exploring the role of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations
This research aims to understand current and previous Indigenous offender health services and programs offered by four Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) and the experiences, challenges and enablers of delivering these.
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Aboriginal mothers in prison in Australia: a study of social, emotional and physical wellbeing
This article argues that the adoption of social and emotional wellbeing as an explanatory framework for culturally secure healthcare in prison is essential to improving health outcomes of Aboriginal mothers in prison in Australia.