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Aboriginal Health Services
Free annual health checks for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals with a Medicare card, focusing on prevention.
Social and well being.
The wellbeing resources and tools are freely available and have been developed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to support our mob, our communities and our workforce to help keep you safe and well.
Building Connection, Strength, Resilience is at the heart of these resources, which comprise factsheets, support websites, apps, posters, videos and other critical tools.
If you need health or wellbeing support for yourself, a friend or family member, please contact an Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisation (ACCHO) near you. To find an ACCHO in your area click here.
If you are feeling stressed, not sleeping well or have increased anxiety and depression you can seek immediate help, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from:
13 Yarn (13 92 76)
Brother-to-brother (1800 435 799)
Lifeline (13 11 14 + online chat)
Kids Helpline (1800 55 1800 + webchat)
Other support lines:
MensLine Australia (1300 78 99 78)
Suicide callback service (1300 659 467)
Beyond Blue (1300 22 4636)
Qlife – anonymous LGBTIQ support (1800 184 527 + webchat)
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Anxiety in Mob
This fact sheet shares some types of things that might make us worry or feel 'anxious', and ways that respect our culture for dealing with these worries and feelings
Depression in Mob
Depression is a deep sadness that sticks around for weeks, months or even years. Sometimes, we don't realise that we're carrying it, or we don't yarn about it. With the right support, you can begin healing your way for a better life.
Domestic and Family Violence
Our mob has strong community values and places great emphasis on care, respect, and love, but sometimes things can go wrong. Struggling with domestic violence? There is always a hand stretched out for you.
Financial stress
Financial stress refers to the anxiety and pressure individuals experience when they struggle to meet their monetary obligations, be it short-term expenses or long-term debts.
Grief, loss and 'Sorry Business'
Grief is an emotional response to loss, which might include the death of a loved one, loss of health, ending of a relationship, loss of a job, or a loss of cultural connection, such as moving off country. It is important to acknowledge and express those feelings without judgement.
Loneliness
This fact sheet aims to increase understanding of loneliness, its signs, and to suggest coping strategies using the strengths from within our culture and community that can protect us against loneliness.
Psychotic Illness in Mob
This fact sheet aims to provide a basic understanding of psychotic illnesses, recognising what it looks and feels like, and offering coping strategies within our different cultural contexts.
Understanding substance misuse
Let's yarn about something that can hurt us, our mob and community. Let's talk about the misuse of alcohol and other drugs. It can be a hard thing to talk about and the journey can be long and challenging, but remember with the right support, together we can heal.
Understanding Trauma
This fact sheet is designed to help mob better understand the five main types of trauma - acute, chronic, complex, secondary and intergenerational - how they may look and feel, and coping strategies.
Cancer screening services
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience different health outcomes to non-Indigenous Australians.
Not only are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people more likely to be diagnosed with cancer, but they are also likely to receive care that doesn’t meet their needs and have worse cancer outcomes.
There are various programs delivered by the NACCHO Cancer Team in collaboration with the ACCHO sector, these include:
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NACHCO Cancer Program
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National Lung Cancer Screening Program
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National Cervical Screening Awareness Campaign
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Bowel Cancer Screening Program
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Palliative Care
It is through these programs, NACCHO and the ACCHO sector will work together to endeavour to achieve equitable cancer outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families impacted by cancer.
Palliative care services
If you become so sick that you couldn’t talk, your family and health worker may need to make decisions for you.
Talking about how this would make you feel and what you want in advance will make their decisions easier and less stressful. The workbook and card pack helps you think about what is right for you and what is not right for you, as your journey moves on. It includes items for thinking about you and your family and community; your health care; preparing for discussion; and reviewing your discussion.
There is also information about identifying your decision makers, making a legal will, Advance Care Plan, funeral preparation and more.
Disclaimer:
It is important to know that this is not a legal document or an Advance Care Plan / Directive. For additional information relating to advance care planning, please speak to your doctor, visit the Advance Care Planning Australia website
You should always consult your doctor or legal professionals for advice about any specific circumstances, including the legislative requirements in your state or territory.
Working-Out-Whats-Right-for-You-Discussion-Starter-2024_.pdf
Closing the gap pbs copayment programme
The CTG PBS Co-payment Program improves access to affordable PBS medicines for First Nations people living with, or at risk of, chronic disease, and who in their doctor’s opinion would experience setbacks in the prevention or ongoing management of chronic disease if they did not take their prescribed medicine and would be unlikely to adhere to their medicines regimen without assistance through the program.
The cost of medicines remains a significant barrier to access for First Nations people.
Under the CTG PBS Co-payment Program, eligible First Nations people who are registered on the CTG PBS Co-payment Register and who would normally pay the full general PBS co-payment amount, pay the concessional rate when obtaining PBS medicines from their local community pharmacy.
Eligible patients who would normally pay the concessional rate receive their PBS medicines for free, without having to pay a co‑payment.
From 1 January 2025, the CTG PBS Co-payment Program further expanded to include all PBS medicines (including section 85 and section 100 medicines) dispensed by public hospitals.
Visit the site for detailed information on the Closing the Gap Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme co-payment program changes, specifically tailored for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.