IMHIP-Youth
"Journey of the Black Cockatoo" by Anthony J. Walker - Milbi Designs.
Summary
This project addresses gaps in mental health research and services for Indigenous adolescents (13-17 years old) who experience detention: the vast majority of whom have unmet needs for culturally appropriate social and emotional wellbeing services. The aim is to achieve beneficial mental health, social, emotional, and wellbeing outcomes as well as to prevent reincarceration by transforming the way the health system responds to those in contact with the justice system.
We will adapt, implement and evaluate an Indigenous-led and designed in-reach and community transitional model of social and emotional wellbeing care (IMHIP-Youth) for Indigenous adolescents who experience youth detention. IMHIP-Youth will be adapted from the IMHIP model, currently successfully operating in adult correctional settings in South East Queensland. IMHIP is culturally informed, uses novel methods to engage Indigenous people, and provides a holistic strength-based approach to ensure continuity of care and connection of individuals with their families and communities following release from custody.
Project aims
The specific aims of this project are to:
- Develop an intervention (IMHIP-Youth) that improves outcomes for Indigenous adolescents who experience detention by transforming the way that the health system responds to their needs;
- Contribute to building an evidence-base for social and emotional wellbeing models of care; and
- Promote Indigenous leadership and excellence in research, service delivery and clinical practice.
Evaluation of this complex intervention will use the Ngaa-bi-nya Indigenous program evaluation framework and involve a quantitative comparison between individuals who receive IMHIP-Youth and standard care, based on a controlled-before-after study design.
GEM Tool
Growth and Empowerment Measure for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young people
Publications and reports
- IMHIP-Youth: Findings from a workshop on Alcohol and Other Drug Problems, June, 2021
- Our Ways, Your Ways, Both Ways – a multi-disciplinary collaboration to develop, embed and evaluate a model of social and emotional wellbeing care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people who experience detention – Phase 1
- Development of a growth and empowerment tool (GEM-Youth) co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
- Dreams and Visions Booklet
Cultural Governance Group – Penny Dale, Chair
Chief Investigator Group – Ed Heffernan, Chair
Operations Working Group – Carla Meurk, Chair
Evaluation Working Group – Megan Williams, Chair
Project Staff – Lisa Wittenhagen, Marcus Bishop, Maddison Deery
Funded by
APP1200300, funded by the MRFF Indigenous Health Research 2020 Scheme
