Commentary highlights health outcomes and challenges in trauma-informed care for First Nations peoples, suggesting a national policy framework may improve trust and equity in healthcare.
This commentary explores the impact of colonisation and intergenerational trauma on the mental health and wellbeing of First Nations peoples, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia. First Nations peoples have demonstrated resilience, employing culture-centred approaches to wellbeing. Trauma-informed care (TIC) in healthcare settings recognises the pervasive impact of trauma and provides compassionate and strengths-based care. This approach aims to improve engagement, trust and health outcomes by addressing underlying factors of distress. This commentary examines TIC within Aboriginal community-controlled health services (ACCHS). While TIC shows promise in improving health equity, there is the unanswered call for a national policy framework to standardise and sustain its application across ACCHS, facilitating integration with existing health models and improving care delivery. This commentary discusses the challenges and opportunities in embedding TIC within the ACCHS and the broader First Nations health ecology.
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