Living in Harmony: A case study on Aboriginal Mental Health Promotion to develop an understanding of the capacity of Indigenous Australians

澳大利亚土著人民的心理健康问题是一个重大的公共卫生问题：这些问题是经常发生的，致残的，是一个重大的健康负担。澳大利亚土著人民和社区有着许多共同的历史和社会经济经历，但在文化、语言和传统方面也各不相同。然而，精神健康的核心概念在不同的社区可能具有足够相似的特征和过程。这种人种学案例研究方法将提供i）一个在文化上绘制Nyikina-Mangala人如何概念化“心理健康”的过程，ii）为土著社区制定文化上适当的心理健康促进和预防方案。

Mental health problems in Australian Indigenous peoples are a major public health issue: the are frequent, disabling and represent a significant health burden. Indigenous Australian peoples and communities share a number of common historical and socio-economic experiences, and also differ one from another in terms of culture, language and tradition. However, the core concepts of mental health may have sufficiently similar characteristic and process across the communities. This ethnographic case study approach will provide i) a process for culturally mapping how Nyikina-Mangala people conceptualise 'mental health' and ii) develop culturally appropriate mental health promotion and prevention programs for indigenous communities.