Building Culturally Safe Responses to Family Violence in the Health Sector: Policy and Practice Report

The purpose of the round table was to bring people together with common and shared interests and influence to contribute to building and enhancing safer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and families through research, policy and practice. Topics were discussed within a South Australian context although relevance to other states in Australia were acknowledged. An important feature was to enable strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s voices. The round table enabled meaningful engagement and information sharing about respectful research, and provided translation and exchange opportunities among policy makers, practitioners, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and researchers. Those represented at the round table included senior representatives from Aboriginal Health Council of SA; Kornar Winmil Yunti Aboriginal Corporation; Nunga Mi:Minar; SA Departments of Aboriginal Affairs, Health Networks, Human Services, Drug and Alcohol Services and Treasury. Also in attendance was the Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young people, Commissioner for Aboriginal Engagement, Manager Women’s Safety Strategy and researchers from Safer Families Centre, University of Melbourne, University of SA and South Australia Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI).