TY - JOUR
T1 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men’s groups and social and emotional wellbeing
T2 - a scoping review
AU - Fisher, Samual
AU - King, Kylie
AU - Paton, Doris
AU - Gee, Graham
A2 - Jobson, Laura
N1 - Funding Information:
Laura Jobson became a Clinical Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the University of East Anglia, UK after earning her Clinical Psychology PhD at the Australian National University in 2008. Awarded a National Institute for Health Research Fellowship in 2010, she worked with the University of East Anglia and the University of Cambridge’s Medical Research Council. In 2015, she transitioned to Monash University as a Senior Lecturer in Psychological Sciences. She heads the Culture, Trauma, and Mental Health Research Group at Monash’s Turner Institute, focusing on PTSD and depression’s emotional and cognitive aspects and translational studies. Her research, spanning across Australia, Malaysia, Iran, Afghanistan and China, examines cultural impacts on mental health treatment. Her translational efforts involve creating interventions for PTSD and depression in humanitarian and low-income areas. With over 100 publications and substantial funding, she has notably advanced in mental health research and practices as a registered clinical psychologist.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men’s groups are recognised for improving the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men. However, there is currently no published evidence of the synthesis of these groups. This review examined the characteristics, aims, activities and impacts of these groups. PsycINFO, MEDLINE and HealthInfoNet were utilised to identify the published and grey literature from the year 2000 onwards, from which we selected 19 articles. Groups were described as safe spaces that utilise a holistic and strengths-based approach. This translated to their aims, which were to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of men and their communities. Activities included periodic meetings, programme and service delivery, and health promotion and education. Impacts included self-development, increased optimism and support for men’s broader communities. These groups appear to operate in ways that are consistent with the social and emotional wellbeing framework and provide a form of social and cultural support for men.
AB - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men’s groups are recognised for improving the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men. However, there is currently no published evidence of the synthesis of these groups. This review examined the characteristics, aims, activities and impacts of these groups. PsycINFO, MEDLINE and HealthInfoNet were utilised to identify the published and grey literature from the year 2000 onwards, from which we selected 19 articles. Groups were described as safe spaces that utilise a holistic and strengths-based approach. This translated to their aims, which were to improve the social and emotional wellbeing of men and their communities. Activities included periodic meetings, programme and service delivery, and health promotion and education. Impacts included self-development, increased optimism and support for men’s broader communities. These groups appear to operate in ways that are consistent with the social and emotional wellbeing framework and provide a form of social and cultural support for men.
KW - Aboriginal
KW - men’s groups
KW - scoping review
KW - social and emotional wellbeing
KW - Torres Strait Islander
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85187429451
U2 - 10.1177/11771801241235285
DO - 10.1177/11771801241235285
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85187429451
SN - 1177-1801
VL - 20
SP - 146
EP - 156
JO - AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples
JF - AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples
IS - 1
ER -