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‘ Working Together:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and PracticeEditors: Pat Dudgeon, Helen Milroy and Roz WalkerForeword by Tom CalmaWorking Together:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander MentalHealth and Wellbeing Principles and PracticeSecond Edition‘It will surely mark another watershed in this ever-growing field, and it is my hope that it not only continues to inform mental health policy and practice in Australia to the benefit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, but that all Australians benet from the understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples that it provides.’Dr Tom Calma AOChair, Reconciliation Australia; Chancellor, University of Canberra‘The expansion of this new edition to include a greater focus on children and young people, the signicant impacts of mental health in the justice system and the cultural determinants of social and emotional wellbeing is welcomed. The knowledge contained in this book directly supports the Government’s eorts to address the underlying causes of the disadvantages many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people face’Senator the Honourable Nigel ScullionMinister for Indigenous AairsWorking Together: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Wellbeing Principles and Practice was funded by the Australian Government Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research/Kulunga Research Network in collaboration with the University of Western Australia.