Country revealing the way: evaluating Elder-governed cultural therapy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people with mental health conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the effectiveness of an Elder-governed cultural therapy program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people with mental health conditions.

Study design

A cultural therapy program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people was designed, delivered and qualitatively evaluated.

Setting

The cultural therapy was conducted in two locations: Royal Park, a traditional camping area for members of the Kulin Nation adjacent to the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne; and a psychology and animal-assisted therapy practice located on a rural property 50 km north-west of Melbourne.

Participants

Twenty Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people aged 7-18 years with mental health conditions completed the cultural therapy progra

SUBMITTER: Vance A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12434549 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature