Occasional Paper No. 20

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Contents

• Table of contents
• Executive summary
• 1. Background and context
• 2. About the trial in the ACT metro/Queanbeyan region
• 3. Method for the ACT metro/Queanbeyan trial
• 4. Overview of findings: what participants said were important contributors to Indigenous children growing up strong and resilient
• Appendix A: History and demography of the ACT metro/Queanbeyan region
• Appendix B: Focus group—questions and prompts
• Appendix C: In-depth interview—questions and prompts
• Appendix D: Indigenous specific and mainstream services used by Indigenous ACT/Queanbeyan residents
• List of shortened forms
• Endnotes
• References

Endnotes

1. A Steering Committee and Design Sub-committee made up of Indigenous leaders and researchers have given FaHCSIA guidance in planning the Footprints in Time study.

2. Portfolio Budget Statement (PBS) 2003–04, p. 80.

3. The information for this paper is drawn from the report, Growing up in the ACT metro/Queanbeyan region: a collection of stories to inform the development of the proposed 'Footprints in Time' study. The report was prepared for FaHCSIA by the Co-operative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH) in collaboration with the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research (TICHR).

4. ABS cat. no. 4713.0, 2001.

5. ABS cat. no. 1313.8, 1999.

6. The Northern Peninsula Area is situated at the top of Cape York Peninsula and consists of three Aboriginal communities—Injinoo, Umagico and New Mapoon—and two Torres Strait Islander communities—Bamaga and Seisia.

7. Uncles/Nephews program provides mentoring for young males in the community.

8. A list of Indigenous and non-Indigenous service providers referred to by the focus group and in-depth interview participants is provided in Appendix D.

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