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'''Maree Toombs''' is a Euralayie and Kooma woman from North-Western NSW and a researcher in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, particularly mental health. She is Professor of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health in the UNSW School of Population Health.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Professor Maree Toombs |url=https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/maree-toombs |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=UNSW Sites |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Indigenous Suicide Intervention Skills Training (I-ASIST) protocol == |
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In 2014, Toombs received funding under an NHMRC Mental Health Targeted Call for Research to develop a training program and smartphone app to prevent Indigenous youth suicide.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indigenous.gov.au/minister-dutton-new-research-prevent-indigenous-youth-suicide |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=www.indigenous.gov.au}}</ref> |
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Applying learnings from the [https://livingworks.com.au/training/livingworks-asist/ LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)]<ref>{{Cite web |title=LivingWorks ASIST |url=https://livingworks.com.au/training/livingworks-asist/ |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=LivingWorks AU |language=en-US}}</ref>, Toombs' team worked with almost 100 communities across Australia to develop I-ASIST, Australia's first Indigenous-led and designed suicide intervention training program. The program trains people in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to identify people at risk of suicide and to provide appropriate support. Through two to three months of pre-training engagement with community and Elders, and ongoing support after the training, the program is tailored to community need and delivered in a culturally-appropriate manner.<ref>{{Cite web |last=National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |date=24 January 2024 |title=Community-designed and delivered suicide intervention |url=https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/news-centre/10-best-fourteenth-edition/community-designed-and-delivered-suicide-intervention |access-date=9 August 2024 |website=10 of the Best - fourteenth edition}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Q&A with Associate Professor Maree Toombs on the development of I-ASIST - News |url=https://lifeinmind.org.au/news/q-a-with-professor-maree-toombs-on-the-development-of-i-asist |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Life in Mind Australia |language=en-au}}</ref> |
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In 2023, Toombs was awarded the Australian Mental Health prize in the Professional category for the I-ASIST program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Australian Mental Health Prize {{!}} Australian Mental Health Prize - UNSW Sydney |url=https://www.australianmentalhealthprize.org.au/2023-awards |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=www.australianmentalhealthprize.org.au}}</ref> |
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2023 she was awarded the prestigious Australian Mental Health Prize. As a leader in the field of Indigenous health, Professor Toombs was invited to join a 2023 Australian Mission delegation to the United Nations, in New York. |
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former Churchill Fellowship recipient, Professor Toombs worked with Canadian universities on retention rates for Indigenous students, and has developed partnerships with First Nations peoples across Canada. |
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research on social and emotional well-being of Indigenous students has also led to significant improvements in the completion rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students. |
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Faculty of Medicine & Health’s Aboriginal Sovereign Strategy Group, Professor Toombs will establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing Unit, that will have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education, research and community at the forefront to ensure UNSW Medicine and Health create a culturally safe environment. |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 06:25, 9 August 2024
Maree Toombs is a Euralayie and Kooma woman from North-Western NSW and a researcher in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, particularly mental health. She is Professor of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health in the UNSW School of Population Health.[1]
Indigenous Suicide Intervention Skills Training (I-ASIST) protocol
In 2014, Toombs received funding under an NHMRC Mental Health Targeted Call for Research to develop a training program and smartphone app to prevent Indigenous youth suicide.[2]
Applying learnings from the LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)[3], Toombs' team worked with almost 100 communities across Australia to develop I-ASIST, Australia's first Indigenous-led and designed suicide intervention training program. The program trains people in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to identify people at risk of suicide and to provide appropriate support. Through two to three months of pre-training engagement with community and Elders, and ongoing support after the training, the program is tailored to community need and delivered in a culturally-appropriate manner.[4][5]
In 2023, Toombs was awarded the Australian Mental Health prize in the Professional category for the I-ASIST program.[6]
2023 she was awarded the prestigious Australian Mental Health Prize. As a leader in the field of Indigenous health, Professor Toombs was invited to join a 2023 Australian Mission delegation to the United Nations, in New York.
former Churchill Fellowship recipient, Professor Toombs worked with Canadian universities on retention rates for Indigenous students, and has developed partnerships with First Nations peoples across Canada.
research on social and emotional well-being of Indigenous students has also led to significant improvements in the completion rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students.
Faculty of Medicine & Health’s Aboriginal Sovereign Strategy Group, Professor Toombs will establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing Unit, that will have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education, research and community at the forefront to ensure UNSW Medicine and Health create a culturally safe environment.
References
- ^ "Professor Maree Toombs". UNSW Sites. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ www.indigenous.gov.au https://www.indigenous.gov.au/minister-dutton-new-research-prevent-indigenous-youth-suicide. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "LivingWorks ASIST". LivingWorks AU. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (24 January 2024). "Community-designed and delivered suicide intervention". 10 of the Best - fourteenth edition. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Q&A with Associate Professor Maree Toombs on the development of I-ASIST - News". Life in Mind Australia. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ "2023 Australian Mental Health Prize | Australian Mental Health Prize - UNSW Sydney". www.australianmentalhealthprize.org.au. Retrieved 2024-08-09.