The need for a roadmap to guide actions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent health: youth governance as an essential foundation

Westhead, Seth; Appleby, Quinton; Andrews, Brittney; Brodie, Tina; Brown, Alex; Canuto, Karla; Cooke, Josh; Garay, Mahlia; Harrington, T. C.; Hunter, Djai; Kennedy, Corey; Lenoy, Jaeda; Lester, Olivia; McCleary, Hannah; Pearson, Odette; Randall, Lorraine; Reilly, Rachel; Rose, Hamish; Rosendale, Daniel; Telfer, Jakirah; Azzopardi, Peter

doi:10.5694/mja2.51592

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“…Details around the establishment of this group have been detailed previously. 14 In brief, an expression of interest was developed by young Aboriginal researchers in the team and broadly disseminated through established networks and social media channels; applicants were asked to detail their expertise and motivation for joining the group (by email, video message or phone); we sought to identify young people with a capacity to act in a governance role. Two Aboriginal researchers reviewed all applicants and then interviewed short-listed applicants to invite a group of young people who are diverse with respect to Indigeneity, gender and sexual orientation, geography, educational participation and lived experience (including chronic illness).…”

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Generating evidence to inform responsive and effective actions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent health and well-being: a mix method protocol for evidence integration ‘theRoadmap Project’

Kurji,

Shackleford,

McDonough

et al. 2024

BMJ Open

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BackgroundAustralia does not have a national strategy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent health and as a result, policy and programming actions are fragmented and may not be responsive to needs. Efforts to date have also rarely engaged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in co-designing solutions. The Roadmap Project aims to work in partnership with young people to define priority areas of health and well-being need and establish the corresponding developmentally appropriate, evidence-based actions.Methods and analysisAll aspects of this project are governed by a group of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. Needs, determinants and corresponding responses will be explored with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents (aged 10–24 years) across Australia through an online qualitative survey, interviews and focus group discussions. Parents, service providers and policy makers (stakeholders) will share their perspectives on needs and support required through interviews. Data generated will be co-analysed with the governance group and integrated with population health data, policy frameworks and evidence of effective programmes (established through reviews) to define responsive and effective actions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent health and well-being.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval for this study has been obtained from the Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia (Ref: 04-21-956), the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of New South Wales (Ref: 1918/22), the Western Australian Aboriginal Health Ethics Committee (Ref: HREC1147), the Northern Territory Health and Menzies School of Health Research (Ref: 2022–4371), ACT Health Human Research Ethics Committee (Ref: 2022.ETH.00133), the St. Vincent’s Hospital, Victoria (Ref: HREC 129/22), University of Tasmania (Ref: 28020), Far North Queensland Human Research Ethics Committee (Ref: HREC/2023/QCH/89911) and Griffith University (Ref: 2023/135). Prospective adolescent participants will provide their own consent for the online survey (aged 13–24 years) and, interviews or focus group discussions (aged 15–24 years); with parental consent and adolescent assent required for younger adolescents (aged 10–14 years) participating in interviews.Study findings (priority needs and evidence-based responses) will be presented at a series of co-design workshops with adolescents and stakeholders from relevant sectors. We will also communicate findings through reports, multimedia clips and peer-reviewed publications as directed by the governance group.

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confidence: 99%