wp-migrate-db domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home2/abigail7/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170minimal-portfolio domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home2/abigail7/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6170Dudgeon, P., Bray, A. & Walker, R. (2020). Self-determination and strengths-based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide prevention: An emerging evidence-based approach. (pp. 237-256) Page, A. C., & Stritzke W. G. K. (Eds.) Alternatives to suicide: Beyond risk and toward a life worth living. London: Elsivier.
Dudgeon, P., Bray, A., Walker, R. & Darlaston-Jones, D. (2020). Aboriginal Participatory Action Research: An Indigenous Research Methodology Strengthening Social and Emotional Wellbeing and Decolonisation, Discussion Paper, The Lowitja Institute, Melbourne.
Dudgeon, P. & Bray, A., D’Costa, B. & Walker, R. (2017). De-colonising psychology: Validating social and emotional wellbeing. Australian Psychologist, 52(4), 316- 325.
Our Watch. (2018). Changing the Picture: A National Resource to Support the Prevention of Violence Against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women and their Children
]]>Working with Professor Pat Dudgeon and Dr Kate Derry, we provided significant feedback and guidance during the development of the ground breaking 202 page Youth Survey Report 2020, the most comprehensive national survey to have ever been conducted with and about Australian youth. Work with Mission Australia on this report also resulted in an additional separate report, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Report (2020) which featured a forward by Professor Tom Calma AO. This report has become part of Mission Australia’s Reconciliation Action Plan.
A previous collaboration with Professor Pat Dudgeon and Associate Professor Roz Walker also resulted in strong guidance to the 2019 Can We Talk? Seven Year Youth Mental Health Report – 2012-2018 by Mission Australia.
Tiller, E., Fildes, J., Hall, S., Hicking, V., Greenland, N., Liyanarachchi, D. & Di Nicola, K. (2020) Youth Survey Report 2020, Sydney, NSW: Mission Australia.
Hall, S., Fildes, J., Tiller, E., Di Nicola, K. and Plummer, J. (2020) National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Report: Youth Survey 2019. Mission Australia: Sydney, NSW.
Hall, S., Fildes, J., Perrens, B., Plummer, J., Carlisle, E., Cockayne, N., & Werner-Seidler, A. (2019). Can We Talk? Seven Year Youth Mental Health Report – 2012-2018. Sydney, NSW. Mission Australia.
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]]>A collaborating with Lifeline Australia and the Centre for Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention resulted in a ground breaking report and Action Plan for an inaugural Indigenous national service: Wellbeing and healing through connection and culture (2020)
This work makes a significant contribution to the understanding of the importance of cultural perspectives and concepts of healing and social and emotional wellbeing as they relate to suicide prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people….recommendations of the report lay the groundwork for Lifeline to support delivery of a culturally responsive Indigenous designed and delivered national crisis line.
— John Brogden, Chairman of Lifeline Australia
In 2021 the Federal government of Australia committed $16.6 million support the delivery of a national Indigenous crisis line.
Dudgeon, P., Bray, A., Smallwood, G., Walker, R. & Hovane, T. (2020) Wellbeing and healing through connection and culture. Lifeline, saving lives: Crisis support, suicide prevention.
]]>Working with a team of high profile experts three major reports were produced for the AIHW Indigenous mental health and suicide prevention clearinghouse. These reports provide robust evidence and policy analysis to support the advancement of Indigenous suicide prevention interventions, community capacity building and program design, implementation and evaluation.
Dudgeon, P., Bray, A., Ring, I. & McPhee, R. (2021) Beyond evidence-deficit narratives in Indigenous suicide prevention: Indigenous evaluation strategies for suicide prevention and practice-based evidence. Indigenous mental health and suicide prevention clearinghouse. Cat. no. IMH 6. Canberra: AIHW
Dudgeon, P., Blustein, S , Bray, A., Calma. T. Ring, I. & (2021) Connection to Family and Kinship. Indigenous mental health and suicide prevention clearinghouse. Cat. no. IMH 4. Canberra: AIHW.
Dudgeon, P., Blustein,S, Bray, A., Calma, T., & Ring, I. (2021) Connection to Community. Indigenous mental health and suicide prevention clearinghouse. Canberra: Australia Institute of Health and Welfare.
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]]>Abigail Bray has established a strong reputation for delivering
high‑quality work, delivering on‑time, and always working in an
ethical and collaborative manner, with an emphasis on supporting the
development of interagency capacity building strategies to reduce and
mitigate the risk of suicide, health inequities and associated social
and cultural determinants.
From guiding NGOs on national youth mental health reports and
violence against women intervention strategies to collaborating on an
Action Plan for the first ever national Indigenous suicide prevention
hotline, to mapping future evaluation strategies for suicide
prevention, Dr Bray’s work demonstrates a commitment to supporting
strengths-based multi-sectorial community based change for vulnerable
and diverse populations. She is widely published in refereed academic
journals and books across multiple disciplines and is an experienced
public speaker and teacher.