Community-based social care models for indigenous people with disability: A scoping review of scholarly and policy literature.

ABSTRACT: Disability is experienced and understood by Indigenous people internationally in distinct ways from other populations, requiring different approaches in disability services. Furthermore, Indigenous populations access disability services at low rates. In response, policymakers, service providers and Indigenous organisations have developed specific models of care for Indigenous people with disability. Social care services, comprising personal care, transport and social activities, can support Indigenous people with disability to live with their families and in their communities. However, little is known about the range of social care models for Indigenous people with disability. To inform policy and practice, we conducted a scoping review of community-based models of social care designed to

SUBMITTER: Puszka S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087272 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature