The purpose of this report is to assist the work of the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC), the leading voice in Indigenous alcohol and other drug policy. NIDAC’s […]
Resources March,2019
From April to December 2019, EMS Consultants completed a process and outcomes evaluation of the Indigenous Arts in Prisons and Community Program delivered by The Torch to assess the implementation, […]
The Central Australian Youth Link Up Service (CAYLUS) provides a service linking young people aged 5-25 years to diversionary activities and drug and alcohol treatment programs; and links remote communities […]
Resources December,2011
This paper discusses the benefits to Indigenous people obtaining and retaining a driver’s licence including improved mobility, road safety, health and well being. It outlines barriers to obtaining and retaining […]
Indigenous children and youth are extremely disadvantaged on most indices of health and wellbeing: they have higher rates of health risk behaviours, early school drop-out, suicide, juvenile offending, family fragmentation, […]
Family violence and sexual assault are enormous problems in remote New South Wales. This article explores some of the difficulties that face Indigenous women in these areas when trying to […]
Indigenous clients who receive support through Tenant Support Programs to sustain their tenancies, are linked to external support programs to meet their non-housing needs and avoid homelessness. This study identified […]
The project brief for this research was to: investigate and document the incidence of systematic racism within the criminal justice system; document the relationship between systematic racism and the over-representation […]
In 2003 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Victorians were reported to be in close proximity, either as victims, relations to victims or witnesses, to acts of violence. The majority of […]
Resources April,2013
The report looks at the group of offenders that cause the most costs to the community. Chronic offenders, predominantly those early onset or adolescent onset offenders, are a small proportion […]