Using the Stay Strong App for the Well-being of Indigenous Australian Prisoners: Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The gap between mental health needs and resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the Indigenous people of Australia, is most marked in the prison population. Indigenous people are overrepresented in Australian prisons. In prison, this group experiences mental disorders to a greater degree than non-Indigenous prisoners. This group has also been found to experience mental disorder at a higher rate than Indigenous people in the community. In addition to pre-existing determinants of poor mental health, these high prevalence rates may reflect poor engagement in mainstream interventions or the efficacy of available interventions. In community populations, the use of digital mental health resources may help to increase access to well-being support. However, c

SUBMITTER: Perdacher E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9034424 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature