The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre recently hosted a webinar with NDARC academics Dr Sara Farnbach.

Dr Farnbach’s webinar titled, The experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in primary healthcare when speaking about substance use and depression aims to provide information for healthcare workers who work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and researchers working in the areas of depression and wellbeing.

In this webinar, Dr Farnbach discusses:

-Concerns primary healthcare workers may have speaking about depression and mood with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

-The perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experiences of depression.

-Findings from a national research project and the Getting it Right Study.

 

The recording runs for approximately 37 minutes and is available via the links below.

You can view the webinar on the AOD Knowledge Centre website here.

Reference:
Farnbach, S., FitzGerald, V. (2020). The experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in primary healthcare when speaking about substance use and depression [webinar]. Perth: Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre.