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Development of a culturally inclusive family based support interventions for Aboriginal expectant fathers in Western Australia
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Development of a culturally inclusive family based support interventions for Aboriginal expectant fathers in Western Australia

C. Kickett-Tucker, J. Dodd, R. Marriott, J. Brooks and C. Nilson
WAPMHS Symposium 2012: Perinatal Mental Health and Dads - The Elephant in the Nursery (The University Club of Western Australia, Perth, 26/11/2012)
2012
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OBJECTIVES AND AIMS OF THE STUDY: • Enhance the perinatal mental health of Aboriginal families in the urban Swan and regional Kalgoorlie - Boulder areas; • Build the capacity of Aboriginal and new expectant fathers and their families; • Develop and validate culturally inclusive Aboriginal concepts of perinatal mental health; • Develop and implement a culturally secure family - based support program for Aboriginal new and expectant parents with a specific focus on fathers; and, • Build the capacity of Aborignal researchers through the active recruitment processes of the research team. .

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