Following the delivery of the 2024-25 Budget, Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia welcomed funding for trauma-informed and culturally safe mentoring and assistance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

In response to the tragic death of a 10-year-old Indigenous boy by suicide while in state care last week, leading Indigenous mental health organisations are today calling on Federal and State Governments to urgently invest in social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) and mental health supports for Indigenous children in state care.

Following today’s release of the updated Closing the Gap Data Dashboard, Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia is calling for governments to take their Closing the Gap commitments seriously.

Following today’s release of the Productivity Commission’s Review of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia is calling for urgent implementation of the Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Declaration within Australia’s mental health system.

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia and its members are bracing for an increase in racism, bigotry, and discriminatory rhetoric as the first Australia Day post-Voice to Parliament Referendum looms.

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia is calling for the Australian Government to make an immediate and genuine commitment to address the impacts of the Voice Referendum on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – particularly children, youth, and elders.

In solidarity with other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander bodies across the country, Gayaa Dhuwi has taken a week of silence, solace and reflection to consider the results of the referendum on The Voice to Parliament.

In the spirit of true collaboration and partnership, we want to acknowledge our allies in the lead up to the voice referendum. We want to thank them for their support and acknowledge that they too will be having their own unique experiences and reflections during this time.

Advocates for Indigenous mental health are launching the Good Yarn Guidelines, a new national guideline that aims to improve the safety and accuracy of media reporting on First Nations issues and reduce harms to First Nations social and emotional wellbeing and mental health.

A Voice to Parliament will improve health outcomes.

Today, advocates for Indigenous mental health are launching a Respectful Referendum Pledge, a set of principles to encourage more civil and inclusive debate over the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

We are excited to announce the appointment of Ms Rachel Fishlock as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing, mental health, and suicide prevention.

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia (GDPSA) welcomes and supports a Voice to Parliament that can represent the diverse voices, needs and aspirations of Indigenous Australians.

The Voice Referendum and accompanying debate is an important conversation that, as a country, we cannot shy away from.

Gayaa Dhuwi has welcomed last nights budget announcement of $586.9 million committed to improving social emotional wellbeing, mental health and suicide prevention services across Australia.

On 31 July 2022, Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia farewells Kamilaroi/Gomeroi man, Mr Thomas Brideson as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia (GDPSA) welcome the release of the Productivity Commission Mental Health Inquiry Report and the Prime Minister’s National Suicide Prevention Advisor’s – Interim Advice today.

The ABS last week released its latest figures on intentional self-harm (suicide) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The NATSISPS was released in May 2013. It was developed by Indigenous experts and leaders in mental health and suicide prevention and remains a sound evidence-based strategic response to Indigenous suicide.

Gayaa Dhuwi (Proud Spirit) Australia welcomed today’s reports of Australian governments adopting Indigenous incarceration Closing the Gap targets.