Evaluation of the Bringing them home and Indigenous mental health programs
1.4 Definitional issues
- Acknowledgements
- Study Team
- Glossary
- Executive Summary
1. Introduction
2. Methodology- 3 Overview of the four programs
- 4 Literature review
- 5 Key outcomes and achievements of the programs
- 6 Key limitations of the programs
- 7 Management and administrative issues
- 8. Workforce issues
- 9. Issues related to the four programs
- 10. Likely future demand
- 11. Conclusions and suggested future directions
- Appendix A: Stakeholders consulted
- Appendix B: Literature review
- References
The consultations for this evaluation indicated that there is some variation in how the term 'Stolen Generations' is defined and understood. In this report the term is used to refer to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples affected by past government removal policies and practices. The plural 'Generations' is used to draw attention to the trans-generational impacts of past removal practices (this is discussed further in chapter 4 and appendix B).
This report also distinguishes between first generation members of the Stolen Generations (those directly removed) and second, third, fourth etc generation members (descendants of the first generation members).
It should also be noted that the programs evaluated cover both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and the term 'Aboriginal' is used throughout this report to incorporate both these peoples. The term 'Aboriginal' is used because forcible removal practices in Australia primarily targeted Aboriginal peoples.