Centre of Best Practice

𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐲𝐢 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 by Tegan Schefe

"𝘈𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

𝘐𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘫𝘢𝘺𝘪 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘺, 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯."

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Patricia Lynette Dudgeon
Tegan Schefe Photography

𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 - 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯

🔥 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 🔥

Deadly Thinking is just one of four programs developed by 𝘙𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 (𝘙𝘙𝘔𝘏), specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

It is a program born from the wisdom and strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, guided by the understanding that true healing comes when we 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.

"𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴—𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭."

- 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠

Find out more on the Deadly Thinking website here 👉
https://deadlythinking.com.au/

Image Credit: Deadly Thinking Website

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Patricia Lynette Dudgeon
Gayaa Dhuwi - Proud Spirit - Australia
NACCHO Aboriginal Health Australia
The Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association

The su***de rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is almost three times the rate of non-Indigenous people.

An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander systems approach to su***de prevention is essential for our people to lead strong and healthy, long lives.

Read more in 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨-𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2026.2660840

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Patricia Lynette Dudgeon
Gayaa Dhuwi - Proud Spirit - Australia
NACCHO Aboriginal Health Australia
The Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association

Profound ❤️

“Healing begins when we name the injustice, not silence it.”
— Dr. Samah Jabr

What happens when mental health practice refuses to separate personal suffering from political reality?

Join Palestinian psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and author Dr. Samah Jabr for Part 2 of her course on Decolonial Mental Health Practice.

Drawing on decades of clinical work in Palestine, Dr. Jabr explores how trauma, humiliation, displacement, gendered oppression, and structural violence shape the psyche and how healing requires us to examine not only the wound, but the conditions that created it.

This course invites mental health practitioners, humanitarian workers, educators, and advocates into a deeper conversation about ethics, liberation, dignity, and care.

🗓️ July 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2026
✨ Decolonial Mental Health Practice: Clinical & Ethical Insights from Palestine, Part 2

🔗 Register with the link in bio as well as https://scienceandnonduality.com/event/decolonial-mental-health-practice-part-2/

The 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟔, and its predecessors, aim to bring together SEWB network members to showcase best practice services and programs and to discuss the future of First Nations SEWB policy, practice, and research.

It is a safe space grounded in shared passions, where community comes together to connect, learn from each other, and celebrate what is working across the nation.

Read more about the themes and findings of theSEWBG-6 in the report here �https://cbpatsisp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/SEWBG6-Report.pdf

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***deprevention

Patricia Lynette Dudgeon
Gayaa Dhuwi - Proud Spirit - Australia
NACCHO Aboriginal Health Australia
The Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association

📅 Join Dr. Mark Standing Eagle Baez and Dr. C. Allison Baez in this public lecture in Boorloo this July 14!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝:
𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘞𝘪𝘴𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦

👥 This joint presentation introduces the Sweetgrass Method, a culturally responsive framework which integrates ways of knowing with contemporary clinical practice.

🩺 Drawing on community-based experience and research, the presenters will explore how relationality, spirituality, and cultural identity can be ethically and effectively incorporated into mental health assessment, prevention, and intervention.

🧠 Special attention will be given to Indigenous social determinants of health, engagement in care, and practical strategies for clinicians working alongside Indigenous communities in respectful and collaborative ways.

This public lecture is co-hosted by the UWA School of Psychological Science.

Watch this space for more details coming soon! 👏

***deprevention

Patricia Lynette Dudgeon
Gayaa Dhuwi - Proud Spirit - Australia
NACCHO Aboriginal Health Australia
The Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association

"𝙈𝙮 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 (𝙎𝙀𝙒𝘽) 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙄 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢, 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮."

~ 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞, Danila Dilba Health Service

Read more from the Koori Mail here 👉 https://cbpatsisp.com.au/news-and-media/ -koorimail

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Danila Dilba Health Service
Patricia Lynette Dudgeon
Gayaa Dhuwi - Proud Spirit - Australia
NACCHO Aboriginal Health Australia
The Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association