Bringing Them Home

Social and emotional well being framework 2004-2009

This framework is a five year plan to guide improvements in the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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The current Social and emotional well being framework: a national strategic framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' mental health and social and emotional well being was intended to cover the period 2004-2009. It is now three years since the framework’s nominal end-date and the Australian Health Ministers’ Conference has decided that the framework should be revised and updated to reflect the contemporary experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.

The Department of Health and Ageing is leading the renewal of the framework as part of the Fourth national mental health plan (2009-2014). A cross jurisdictional working group has been established to guide the development of the renewed framework.

The Social Policy Research Centre at the University of NSW, in partnership with the Nulungu Research Institute at the University of Notre Dame, Broome WA, has been engaged by the Department of Health and Ageing to progress the renewal. To inform the renewal process, community consultations are planned in each state and territory commencing in March 2013 and there will also be opportunity for written submissions.

Further information about the renewal process including a discussion paper, consultation schedule and feedback opportunity is available on the Social Policy Research Centre website.

Page last reviewed: 25 February 2013