Skills for Life: A Life Skills curriculum for Indigenous youth in remote communities

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1076817

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This project will rigorously evaluate a life skills curriculum for youth of middle school age in remote Indigenous communities of the Northern Territory. The curriculum will be delivered in the class room in weekly sessions. It is a culturally appropriate learning strategy that aims to build resilience and social-emotional skills to help young people cope, make positive life choices and avoid self-destructive behaviours. It directly targets key risk factors for youth suicide and self-harm.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Targeted Calls

Funding Amount: $1,816,502.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Aboriginal mental health | community intervention study | social and behavioural research | suicide prevention | youth

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