Reducing alcohol-related injury and violence in rural Aboriginal communities
July 2014
Staff:
NDARC: Prof Anthony Shakeshaft, Bianca Calabria, Chiara Stone, Mieke Snijder
Other Collaborators:
A/Prof Melissa Haswell-Elkins, Muru Marri Indigenous Health Unit, UNSW
Stacey Meredith, Griffith Aboriginal Medical Service
Joanne Clarke, Murrin Bridge Aboriginal Health Service
Prof Christopher Doran, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle
Dr Anton Clifford, School of Population Health and Community Medicine, University of Queensland
Project description:
Aboriginal Australians experience a disproportionately high burden of alcohol-related injury and violence compared to the general population. Alcohol-related violence is six to nine times higher for Aboriginal males and up to six to 20 times higher for Aboriginal females, compared to the general Australian population. Injury and violence are two main contributors to alcohol-related mortality among Aboriginal Australians.
These elevated rates of alcohol-related harm among Aboriginal Australians require a targeted approach.
This project will examine the cost-effectiveness of a community empowerment and positive reinforcement intervention for reducing alcohol-related injury and violence among Aboriginal people in two rural locations in NSW. Investigators will work with local Aboriginal Medical Services to implement and evaluate the interventions.
It aims to:
- Reduce the proportion of Aboriginal people admitted to hospital for alcohol-related injury
- Reduce the proportion of Aboriginal people arrested for alcohol-related violence
- Reduce the proportion of Aboriginal people experiencing alcohol-related injury or violence
More about this project: https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/project/reducing-alcohol-related-injury-and-violence-rural-aboriginal-communities.
